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Machete-Wielding Airport Attacker Also Carried Molotov Cocktails, Sheriff Says

Machete-Wielding Airport Attacker Also Carried Molotov Cocktails, Sheriff Says

Material determined to have come from smoke bombs was also found.

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Dave Urbanski

KENNER, La. (AP) — Authorities say the machete-wielding man who was shot at New Orleans' international airport after trying to attack security agents was carrying explosives at the time.

Sheriff Newell Normand says suspect Richard White, who was shot by a security agent at the airport late Friday, was carrying a bag loaded with six Molotov cocktails. Material determined to have come from smoke bombs was also found.

Normand says White is hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

The sheriff suggested that the suspect has had "mental health" issues. His family has been cooperating with the investigation.

This story has been updated.

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Dave Urbanski

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Dave Urbanski is a senior editor for Blaze News and has been writing for Blaze News since 2013. He has also been a newspaper reporter, a magazine editor, and a book editor. He resides in New Jersey. You can reach him at durbanski@blazemedia.com.
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