Florida airport shooting leave 5 dead

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An airliner passenger at the Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida had been taken into custody due to his activities at the airport which involved a sporadic shooting with a loaded gun he had with him. According to officials, the gunman who was checked by airport security with a an unloaded gun in his baggage took to a mass spree after he subsequently withdrew his baggage and thereafter had it loaded at the bathroom.

According to witnesses,  the attacker walked along the baggage carousals, shooting people as they tried to run or hide. They said he appeared to be in his 20s, was wearing a Star Wars T-shirt and did not say anything as he fired.  

The gunman who is verified as been in his 20s was seen with a military ID but it remains unclear if its current. Reports indicates he was an Iraq war veteran.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson told US media that the gunman had been identified as Esteban Santiago, but that has not been confirmed by law enforcement.The suspect surrendered to police when he ran out of ammunition, the witnesses added.

The activities which had left five persons dead had over eight persons wounded with others been hospitalized. It happened at the baggage claim area in Terminal 2, just before 1300 local time (1800 GMT), the airport confirmed.

The attacker who had been identified as Esteban Santiago, by a Florida Senator Bill Nelson, gave up his arms as soon as he ran out of bullets thereby surrendering self to security agency. It is however still unclear if the attacks is connected to a terrorist operation, but according to security Intel, all hands remains on deck in the investigation.

Shooting victims have been arriving at area hospitalsFlying 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 allowed only in checked luggage.

Fort Lauderdale is a major tourist hub in the greater Miami area that typically sees an average of 80,000-100,000 passengers every day. 

Airline activities have been grounded at the airport following immediate investigations. Attacker was confirmed to be coming from Alaska as reported by officials.

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