Southwest Airlines flight from LA to Texas diverted to Phoenix airport after possible threat

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A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the ground in a remote section at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after the FBI says a "telephonic bomb threat" against a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Texas led to the plane being diverted to Phoenix on Monday, June 10, 2013. Flight 2675 left Los Angeles International Airport at 2:12 p.m. and was heading to Austin before the threat was received by telephone. The plane landed safely at the Phoenix airport at about 3 p.m. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX – A Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, has landed in Phoenix after a possible threat.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport officials say law enforcement in Los Angeles requested assistance from Phoenix police to check out the possible threat Monday afternoon.

Airport officials didn’t immediately provide any details.

Flight 2675 has 143 passengers aboard.

Sky Harbor spokeswoman Julie Rodriguez says the plane landed safely and was isolated in an area away from terminals. She says flights are arriving and landing as scheduled.

Television footage shows passengers leaving the airplane and being loaded onto several buses.

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