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Police search 2 planes at Atlanta airport following 'credible' bomb threats

By The Associated Press
Posted 5:01PM on Saturday 24th January 2015 ( 9 years ago )
ATLANTA (AP) -- Police were searching two planes at Atlanta's main airport after authorities received what they described as credible bomb threats.<br /> <br /> Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport spokesman Reese McCranie said the threats targeted a Delta flight and a Southwest flight that landed safely Saturday. No one was injured.<br /> <br /> McCranie said he did not have additional details about the nature of the threats, though he described them as "credible."<br /> <br /> A bomb squad and a dog unit from the Atlanta Police Department were planning to examine the aircraft.<br /> <br /> Atlanta police officials declined to comment, referring calls to the FBI. An FBI spokesman did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

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