CHICAGO (CBS)– A flight traveling to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago after a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
United Flight 1533 took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at 6:05 a.m. and landed at O’Hare Airport at 7:44 a.m. Chicago time.
According to a preliminary police report, a note was found in the bathroom stating the plane would blow up.
Police confirmed the passengers were evacuated and the plane is being searched at a remote location at O’Hare Airport.
Police said there were 202 passengers on the plane at the time of the threat.
This is a developing story.
Elyssa Kaufman
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