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New Orleans airport attacker 'had molotov cocktails' Knife-wielding New Orleans airport attacker dies
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A man who attempted to storm a checkpoint at New Orleans international airport on Friday was carrying six homemade molotov cocktails, the authorities say. A man who was shot by police as he tried to storm a checkpoint at New Orleans international airport on Friday has died from his wounds, police say.
Richard White, 62, allegedly struck a security worker with a large knife after attacking another with spray. Richard White, 63, allegedly struck a security worker with a large knife after attacking another with spray.
At a news conference on Saturday, officials described him as having mental health issues. He was then shot three times by a police officer and taken to hospital.
Mr White was injured after being shot three times by security staff. At a news conference on Saturday, officials described Mr White as having mental health problems.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to his leg, chest and face and remains in a serious condition. He was treated in hospital for leg, chest and face wounds but died on Saturday afternoon.
At the news conference, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand corrected earlier reports that some bystanders had sustained injuries, saying this was not the case. Officials say Lt Heather Slyve shot Mr White as he continued to threaten the security agent with his knife.
However, he said a female security agent was hurt by a stray bullet. One round hit an airport security agent, who later praised the actions of Lt Slyve: "She probably saved my life because he was within inches of whacking me.
The bullet was one of three rounds fired by a sheriff's office lieutenant stationed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport as Mr White continued to threaten the security agent with his knife, officials say.
The security agent praised the actions of Lt Heather Slyve.
"She probably saved my life because he was within inches of whacking me," she said.
"She saved a lot of people's lives. This man was swinging very hard with the machete.""She saved a lot of people's lives. This man was swinging very hard with the machete."
Smoke bombs were also found in Mr White's car which was parked near the airport. Petrol bombs were found in a bag carried by Mr White, Sheriff Normand said, as well as smoke bombs in his car which was parked near the airport.
Those making their way to and from flights in the busy terminal reported chaotic scenes as the incident unfolded.Those making their way to and from flights in the busy terminal reported chaotic scenes as the incident unfolded.
Jeremy Didier, who had just arrived on a flight from Florida, said he saw a man "jumping over people" in the queue at the boarding pass checkpoint.Jeremy Didier, who had just arrived on a flight from Florida, said he saw a man "jumping over people" in the queue at the boarding pass checkpoint.
Two gunshots rang out and "everyone hit the floor," he told The Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper.Two gunshots rang out and "everyone hit the floor," he told The Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper.
Farah Stockman, a journalist for the Boston Globe who was in the airport at the time, tweeted: "Just witnessed [the] craziest thing.
"People had heard gunshots. Everyone was hiding behind chairs and in doorways. Make our way to exit. Body was lying in a pool of blood."