“Credible” bomb threats were made Saturday against two flights bound for Atlanta

“Credible” bomb threats were made Saturday against two flights bound for Atlanta, an airport spokesman said.

The flights landed safely after being escorted into Atlanta by military fighter jets.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport spokesman Reese McCrainie told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at 3 p.m. that both flights — Delta 1156 and Southwest 2492 — had landed and were sitting on a taxiway waiting to be swept by the Atlanta police Bomb Squad.
“Credible” bomb threat made against flights at Hartsfield photo
Passengers are taken off a Delta plane on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a bomb threat was received against the flight. WSB-TV photo.

McCranie would not say how the threats were received, only that, “we believe the threats to be credible.”

Channel 2 Action News reported that the threats were made via Twitter.

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greycoupon said:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/faa-bomb-threat-delaying-flights-at-hartsfield/njwYh/






Sounds scary. Not so much when you read the tweets. https://twitter.com/kingZortic/with_replies If this kid is out of high school I will be amazed. Since his account is likely about to be suspended, screenshots are here: https://twitter.com/ryandoyleshow/status/559102598188658688

Now he's tweeting an address in Chicago. Someone is about to get SWATed.

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