Several people have been shot at Los Angeles International Airport.
Operations at Los Angeles International Airport in the US state of California were suspended after a gunman opened fire on Friday, injuring several people.
At least three people, including a TSA employee were shot in the incident inside Terminal 3 of the airport, according to media reports.
CNN reports that the TSA agent was killed in the shooting.
Television news reports have shown ambulances transferring gurneys and police officers walking on rooftops of terminals, as well as parked outside in cruisers.
Witnesses have described people running in the terminal following the gunshots.
President Barack Obama was briefed on the security incident and the White House is in touch with law enforcement, a White House spokesman said.
The airport has had several security breaches in the last few weeks, with two dry-ice bombs going off in an employee bathroom and on the tarmac.
The rate of violent crime in the United States went up fifteen percent last year, a recent government report shows. The crime rate rose for the second year in a row, marking an end to two decades of declining crime rates.
More than 28,400 people have died by gunshots in the US since the massacre of 26 elementary school students and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, last December, according to The Slate’s estimate, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Source: Press TV