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FAA Orders Ground Stop At LAX After Shooting

Alex DaviesNov 1, 2013, 22:53 IST

No flights are arriving at or departing from Los Angeles International (LAX) in the wake of a shooting at the airport this morning, the Wall Street Journal reports:

According to the airport's Twitter account, the incident began at 9:30 am. A TSA agent was reportedly shot.

LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world, so the shutdown in operations could have widespread impact on airline operations.

A local traffic reporter says access to the airport has been shut down, and traffic in the area is backed up for about three miles, according to Fox 5 news.