A bomb threat forced a Spirit Airlines flight to be evacuated at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday morning.

The flight was about to head to LAX, and was set to take off at 8:36 a.m. before the threat grounded it.

According to the Wayne County Airport Authority, all passengers safely deplaned and were transported to the Evans terminal on a bus.

The Authority's Emergency & Support Services, along with the TSA, responded to the incident.

WCAA is investigating the threat and its legitimacy.

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