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Passengers evacuated from 2 planes in Seattle

Federal authorities are looking into the origins of several online threats that grounded multiple flights this weekend
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SEATAC, Wash. - Two planes have been evacuated on arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to what a spokesman called a "security concern."

Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says a JetBlue flight from Long Beach, California, and a regional SkyWest jet from Phoenix were the planes involved. The flights arrived late Sunday afternoon.

Cooper said that out of an abundance of caution, passengers were bused to their gates from the airport's third runway. He said the matter was under investigation and he did not have further details.

Also, a Delta Air Lines spokesman says a flight from Los Angeles to Orlando was diverted to Dallas Sunday afternoon.

That happened after someone said there were explosives on board, reports CBS News transportation correspondent Jeff Pegues.

Spokesman Morgan Durrant says passengers exited the Boeing 737-900, which was being examined by authorities. Pegues says there were 187 people on the plane.

He says a tweet from someone claiming to be affiliated with the militant group ISIS posted, "We planted explosives on board flight 1061. Our soldiers waiting for signal."

The airline planned to continue the flight when authorities determined it was safe to do so.

The evacuations come a day after bomb threats targeted two jets bound for Atlanta, prompting F-16 fighter jets to escort the planes. Saturday's threats targeted Southwest Airlines Flight 2492, which arrived at Atlanta from Milwaukee; and Delta Air Lines Flight 1156, which arrived from Portland, Oregon.

It was unclear if any of threats were connected.

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