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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Annalyn Zoglmann

'27 Rounds Could Have Been Fired': Atlanta Airport Shooting Plot Foiled After Family Tip

Passengers line up before their flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

KEY POINTS

  • Police arrested Billy Joe Cagle, 49, after discovering his alleged plan to 'shoot up' Atlanta Airport.
  • Cagle's relatives in Cartersville, Georgia, called police after seeing him livestream his intentions to attack the airport.

A potential bloodbath at one of the world's busiest airports was narrowly avoided after quick-thinking relatives and police foiled a man's alleged plan to open fire inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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