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Related: About this forumPassenger's weapon accidentally discharged at the Atlanta airport, causing panic and halting flight
The accidental discharge of a passenger's weapon in a security area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused widespread panic Saturday afternoon, prompting a brief halt of departing flights over the busy travel weekend.
The passenger was going through the screening process around 1:30 p.m. when "somebody recognized that there was a weapon in the bag," airport spokesperson Andrew Gobeil told CNN's Jim Acosta.
"When either the officer went in or when the passenger went in to get it, it accidentally discharged," Gobeil said, and the loud noise created a "sense of chaos."
According to Gobeil, after the gun went off, the passenger "took off and was able to make it outside of the airport."
At: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/20/us/atlanta-airport-scare/index.html
TigressDem
(5,125 posts)PU-lease, don't let idiots fly anymore.
It's not good for anybody.
Bev54
(11,917 posts)when they were told right away it was not an active shooter, they still brought on all their experts, keeping it going over and over. Honestly they are like dogs with a bone that will not let go, even when there is no real story.
PSPS
(14,171 posts)Crackpot tries to smuggle a gun onto a plane, it goes off when he gets busted, he flees the airport. Nah, nothing unusual here.
Bev54
(11,917 posts)when they were told it was not but they kept it up.