Flight at San Diego Airport Evacuated and 1 Arrested Following Reports of Bomb Threat
SAN DIEGO—One person was arrested following reports of a possible bomb threat on a Hawaiian Airlines flight set to take off from San Diego International Airport, leading to the evacuation of the plane, officials said.
The Airbus A330 bound for Honolulu had just pushed back from the gate around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, when 'a flight attendant informed the flight's captain that a passenger reported a possible bomb onboard,' according to a statement from Port of San Diego Harbor police.
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