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Fort Lauderdale shooting: Airport reopens Fort Lauderdale 'chosen by suspect' for airport attack
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The Fort Lauderdale airport has reopened after five people were shot dead and eight injured by a gunman in a baggage claim area on Friday. The suspect in Florida's deadly airport shooting travelled to Fort Lauderdale specifically to carry out the attack, authorities say.
But Terminal 2, where the shootings happened, has stayed closed. George Piro, the FBI agent in charge of the investigation, said that Esteban Santiago, 26, had been questioned at length overnight.
Suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, remains in custody and has been questioned. Five people died in the attack and eight were wounded.
He is a veteran of the Iraq war and US media say he may have been mentally disturbed. He reportedly said the government was controlling his mind and made him watch jihadist videos. Authorities say Mr Santiago, an Iraq war veteran, opened fire after flying from Alaska with a gun in his luggage.
Officials say they have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive. There was no sign of any altercation on the flight or at the airport before the attack began, Mr Piro said.
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport re-opened for commercial flights at 05:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Saturday, 16 hours after the attack. Federal charges have been filed against Mr Santiago and they should be outlined in detail later on Saturday.
Airport officials say they still have 20,000 items of luggage to return to their owners. A tweet from the airport account said this was a "complex and time-consuming process". When the gunman opened fire, many people rushed out on to the tarmac. Mr Piro said: "We continue to look at all avenues and all motives for this horrific attack. We are continuing to look at the terrorism angle in regards to the potential motivation."
The attacker opened fire at the baggage claim area of Terminal 2 as passengers were collecting their luggage. Mr Santiago is a former member of the Puerto Rico and Alaska National Guard, according to the Pentagon.
The man, who was wearing a Star Wars T-shirt, had travelled from Alaska, officials said. He checked in an unloaded gun and ammunition with his luggage, and loaded the semi-automatic gun in the toilet after landing and collecting his bag. He served in Iraq from April 2010 to February 2011, and ended his service in August 2016.
He surrendered to police when he ran out of ammunition.
Mr Santiago is expected to face federal charges and make his first appearance in court on Monday.
He is a former member of the Puerto Rico and Alaska National Guard, according to the Pentagon. He served in Iraq from April 2010 to February 2011, and ended his service in August 2016.
US media reported that he had received a general discharge from the Alaska National Guard for unsatisfactory performance.US media reported that he had received a general discharge from the Alaska National Guard for unsatisfactory performance.
His brother said he had been receiving psychological treatment recently.His brother said he had been receiving psychological treatment recently.
His aunt told a local newspaper he had "lost his mind" while serving in Iraq.His aunt told a local newspaper he had "lost his mind" while serving in Iraq.
A White House spokesman said President Barack Obama had expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims. In a tweet, President-elect Donald Trump sent his "thoughts and prayers". He reportedly told police after the attack that the government was controlling his mind and made him watch jihadist videos.
Flying with firearms is legal in the US as long as the guns are kept in a locked, hard-sided container as checked baggage only, under rules of the Transport Security Administration (TSA). Ammunition is also allowed only in checked luggage. One of the victims of the attack was reportedly a woman born in the UK who lived in Atlanta. The devout Catholic, Olga Woltering, was named by her church, the Catholic Church of the Transfiguration.
The attack was the latest in a series of mass shootings in the US in recent years, carried out by people who said they were inspired by jihadist groups, loners or mentally disturbed, who had easy access to weapons under US gun laws. Another victim, 57-year-old Iowa man Michael Oehme, was named by his sister, Elizabeth Oehme-Miller.
Last year, in the worst shooting in recent US history, a man, apparently inspired by IS, killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Fort Lauderdale Airport reopened on Saturday but Terminal 2, where the shootings happened, remains closed.
Airport officials say they still have 20,000 items of luggage to return to their owners.
A tweet from the airport account said this was a "complex and time-consuming process". When the gunman opened fire, many people rushed out on to the tarmac.
A White House spokesman said President Barack Obama had expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims.
In a tweet, President-elect Donald Trump sent his "thoughts and prayers".
Flying with firearms is legal in the US as long as the guns are kept in a locked, hard-sided container as checked baggage only, under rules of the Transport Security Administration (TSA).
Ammunition is also allowed only in checked luggage.
The attack was the latest in a series of mass shootings in the US in recent years, carried out by people who said they were inspired by jihadist groups, were loners or mentally disturbed, who had easy access to weapons under US gun laws.
Last year, in the worst shooting in recent US history, a man apparently inspired by so-called Islamic State killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.