Just 48 hours after the shooting at LAX, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was evacuated for two hours earlier today due to a bomb threat.
Birmingham Police responded to a bomb threat at the airport at about 4 p.m., Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr., spokesman for the department, said. He said authorities made the decision to clear the airport and that bomb dogs were brought in to sweep the airport.
The Transportation Security Administration said via email just after 6 p.m. that all was clear at the airport.
Several flights have been delayed or diverted, and at least one flight was stuck on the tarmac for some time.
According to WVTM-TV in Birmingham, investigators found a suspicious package, lending credence to the threat.
This is likely to snarl up air traffic in the Southeast for a good while.