Hundreds of passengers waiting in line were ordered to take cover at Atlanta Airport as an armed woman stabbed three people on a rampage through the south terminal.
Video filmed by one passenger showed police and airport staff trying to reason with the woman as she ranted and swung her knife wildly just before 5pm on Wednesday.
She had already stabbed a man at the airport’s west crossover before moving to the security area where she was challenged by police.
‘During the encounter the female suspect stabbed an adult female and then an APD lieutenant as he attempted to take her into custody,’ Atlanta Police said in a statement.
Some passengers watched with amazement from behind the relative security of a glass barrier as the scene unfolded next to them.
But others waiting for security checks were ordered to the floor in case she had a gun or a bomb in her backpack.
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