Coverage dated November 20, 2021

Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Authorities say a passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among

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WFMZ Allentown
Atlanta airport checkpoint chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Nov 20, 2021
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
Authorities say a passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among
Omaha World-Herald
Atlanta airport chaos: Person grabs gun in bag, it goes off (opens Omaha World-Herald)
Published Nov 20, 2021
Omaha World-Herald's feed description
ATLANTA (AP) — A passenger undergoing a search at the Atlanta airport's main security checkpoint reached into a bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among
The Columbian
Atlanta airport chaos: Man grabs gun, it goes off (opens The Columbian)
Published Nov 20, 2021
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ATLANTA — A passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a t
The Guardian
Chaos at Atlanta airport after passenger accidentally fires gun (opens The Guardian)
Published Nov 20, 2021
The Guardian's feed description
Man escaped out an airport exit after firearm went off when he reached in his bag while awaiting a search and grabbed it

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