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No bombs found on planes in Atlanta after threat

By The Associated Press
Posted 6:48PM on Saturday 24th January 2015 ( 10 years ago )
ATLANTA (AP) -- Police who searched two airplanes in Atlanta found no bombs following online threats made against the aircraft.<br /> <br /> FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett said law enforcement officials finished their search Saturday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.<br /> <br /> The threats targeted Southwest Airlines Flight 2492, which arrived from Milwaukee, and Delta Air Lines Flight 1156, which arrived from Portland, Oregon.<br /> <br /> Both flights arrived safely.<br /> <br /> NORAD spokesman Preston Schlachter said the threats were made through Twitter, an online social media network. The military dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to shadow the planes until they reached the airport.

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