Law enforcement: Bomb threat halted takeoff of American Airlines flight

Law enforcement: Bomb threat halted takeoff

WASHINGTON — A federal law enforcement official says a bomb threat caused authorities to stop a New York-bound jetliner from taking off from San Francisco.

The official says a caller said a bomb was aboard American Airlines Flight 24. He says there was no direct threat the plane would be hijacked.

The flight was halted just before its scheduled takeoff Thursday morning at San Francisco International Airport after someone called in the threat.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.

Passengers were removed from the plane and taken by buses to a terminal where they were sent through security again.

(This version CORRECTS call was bomb threat, not hijacking.)