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| Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Multiple people shot dead by Florida gunman | |
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| "Multiple people" have been shot dead by a lone gunman at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, say officials. | |
| The airport said there was an "ongoing incident" at the baggage claim area in Terminal 2. | The airport said there was an "ongoing incident" at the baggage claim area in Terminal 2. |
| There were several people dead and one person in custody, Broward Sheriff's office said in a tweet. | |
| Hundreds of people were standing on the tarmac as dozens of police cars and ambulances rushed to the scene. | Hundreds of people were standing on the tarmac as dozens of police cars and ambulances rushed to the scene. |
| Police received a call just before 1300 local time (1800 GMT) about shots fired at Terminal Drive. | |
| Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said in a tweet: "I'm at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Shots have been fired. Everyone is running." | |
| A Miami TV station tweeted footage claiming to be filmed from inside the baggage terminal. | |
| The video shows several injured people laying on the floor, as witnesses shout for medical help. | |
| A witness told NBC News the gunman was shot by police less than a minute after the shooting began. | |
| "He was gunned down by police," Mark Lea from Minneapolis told the network. | |
| "It was absolutely surreal," he said. | |
| "People were scared and frantically running to avoid being shot. People were tripping over each other. They were trying to make a fast exit out of the door." | |
| Florida Governor Rick Scott is travelling to the airport to be briefed by law enforcement. | |
| Fort Lauderdale is a major tourist hub in the greater Miami area. | |
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