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- Daily Mail
Passenger attacks Southwest gate agent during airport meltdown
An incandescent woman attacked a Southwest Airlines gate agent and destroyed his computer during an unseemly Orlando Airport meltdown that was caught on camera. The unidentified female flew into a rage at the Florida travel hub after being unable to make three flights in a row on standby, eyewitness Peyton Turbeville said. The unknown woman approached the desk on August 14 and called one of the agents, who is wearing a pink shirt, a '[expletive]'. 'Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? I need to go', she said before launching a kick at the man who was urging other workers to 'back away'. Fellow passengers gathered in the departure lounge could be heard gasping in shock as the woman's foot connected with her unfortunate victim, as Turbeville added: 'That's assault'. The woman then lashed out at a computer at the gate as the man walked away, she continued incoherently shouting: 'Two flights, two flights, three planes after 45 minutes.' She loudly barked the word 'Huh?' at the end of each roared demand. Her victim began walking away, only to find himself followed by the frenzied woman who demanded other eyewitnesses call 911. Stunned onlookers started making comments to the woman, as she told one person: 'I have my rights, so that's what I want - get the police.' The woman then returned to the gate and punched the computer she had previously damaged, sending it crashing to the floor. She continued stalking the unfortunate gate agent back to his desk as the clip ended. It is unclear if the woman was arrested. Southwest Airlines and Orlando International Airport have been approached for comment. The meltdown comes days after newly-released bodycam footage showed a Southwest pilot being escorted from a flight by police moments before take off over fears he was drunk. David Allsop, 52, was arrested in January in Savannah, Georgia with footage of the incident being released last week. Allsop was due to captain Flight 3772 to Chicago, but was apprehended in his cockpit after TSA officers notified police that they suspected he was drunk. Allsop was conducting pre-check flights when police boarded, escorted him off the plane and asked him about his alleged recent alcohol consumption. The pilot confirmed he drank 'a few beers' the night before, 'like 10 hours ago at least,' with an officer remarking on how he reeked of alcohol. Pressed by a suspicious cop to define 'a few beers,' Allsop replied that he'd drunk 'like, three' Miller Light' with his first officer. He failed two of the three tests and was then asked to undergo a blood draw to determine his blood alcohol content - which he refused. Allsop has been fired from his job, Southwest said, with the scandal effectively ending his aviation career.
Sky News
13 minutes ago
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Caves and crypto: The secrets behind the return of ISIS
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Islamic State is on the rise, once more a threat to the international community. Driven from its strongholds in Syria and Iraq, the terror group has been gaining a foothold in the mountains of Somalia. Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford has visited the cave network where Somali authorities believe the ISIS resurgence began - funded by crime and cryptocurrency. Alex joined Niall Paterson on The Daily to discuss what she discovered and what it means for the UK and beyond.
The Independent
36 minutes ago
- The Independent
Pete Hegseth is requiring so much security it's taking officers off of criminal investigations
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 's security requirements are so extensive that it is placing a strain on the U.S. Army 's Criminal Investigation Division, according to a report. The Washington Post reports that the CID, which is responsible for protecting top Pentagon officials as well as serving as the Army's law enforcment arm, has been forced to draft agents who would otherwise be investigating criminal offenses concerning members of the Armed Forces to help watch over Hegseth's family and their properties in D.C., Minnesota and Tennessee. 'I've never seen this many security teams for one guy,' one official told the newspaper. 'Nobody has.' The CID reportedly maintains around 1,500 agents in total, around 150 of whom are typically assigned to VIP security details. But since Hegseth took office in January, the number shifted over into personal protection roles has risen to between 400 and 500, according to two differing estimates the paper received. One CID official quoted by the Post expressed their frustration with the situation by saying agents were being prevented from 'doing what we are supposed to be doing' in order to 'sit on luggage' or 'sit in the cars on the driveway.' Others complained of having to shepherd the secretary's children to school or patrol the perimeter of his properties. 'It is literally taking away from [CID's] law enforcement mission,' they said. 'You are taking hundreds of people out of the field to provide this level of protection.' One of the reasons for the heightened security surrounding the secretary is the fact that he received a bomb threat at his Tennessee home late last year shortly after he was nominated to his post by President Donald Trump, which came a matter of months after two attempts were made on Trump's own life during the campaign, the first of which saw the Secret Service heavily criticized. Another is the complexity of Hegseth's blended family, which includes one child from his marriage to Jennifer Hegseth as well as three from her previous marriage and another three from his. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell reacted angrily to the Post 's reporting and warned in a statement that the media scrutinizing a cabinet secretary's security arrangements 'puts lives at risk,' adding that Hegseth's were 'appropriate' and that 'any action pertaining to the security of Secretary Hegseth and his family has been in response to the threat environment and at the full recommendation of the Army Criminal Investigation Division.' The Independent has also reached out to the Department of Defense for additional comment. Hegseth's reign as the nation's top defense official has been tumultuous so far, with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin's departure on Monday only the latest in an ongoing shake-up that has seen the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations, the commandant of the Coast Guard, and the vice chief of staff of the Air Force all changed in recent months. The secretary has also struggled to replace his own chief of staff, spokesman and senior aides after they left and found himself caught up in the 'Signalgate' scandal, which erupted in March when Trump's short-lived national security adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat in which top secret information about an upcoming bombing raid on Houthi rebels in Yemen was discussed. In addition, Hegseth, a former Fox News weekend host, has been caught up in a number of culture war issues, from the renaming of the U.S.S. Harvey Milk to questions arising from his decision to post a video on X in which a Christian nationalist pastor expressed his support for depriving women of the vote.
