Machete attacker in New Orleans airport had Molotov cocktails in his bag

Reuters / Brian Snyder

Reuters / Brian Snyder

Six homemade petrol bombs have been found in a bag belonging to the man who attacked security personnel with machete and wasp repellent at New Orleans International Airport. The 63-year-old attacker was shot three times and later died in hospital.

The attacker was
identified by the authorities as a 63-year-old Richard White. The
man was proclaimed dead in the hospital where he was being
treated for three gunshot wounds, police said on Saturday.

“He was pronounced dead at 4:02 pm,” said a spokesman
for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Inside the bag belonging to the man, police discovered six
Molotov cocktails with cloth wicks soaked in gasoline, Sheriff
Newell Normand said earlier at a press conference at the Louis
Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A barbecue lighter
and a letter opener were also found in the bag.

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When authorities searched White’s car they discovered smoke bombs
and tanks of acetylene, freon and oxygen. Residue from smoke
bombs was discovered near White’s body.

Normand said the suspect had “mental health” issues and
according to family accounts has refused “certain types”
of medical care. He had worked as a taxi driver and had recently
received his chauffeur’s license. Normand said the motive for the
attack is a mystery.

“Fortunately, he didn’t seriously injure anybody,”
Normand said. “No one at this point in time has any notion of
what triggered this behaviour.”

On Friday, after approaching a security checkpoint White sprayed
wasp killer on TSA agents. Then he drew a large machete and tried
to attack security personnel. A TSA agent blocked the machete
with luggage as White ran through a metal detector, chasing
another agent.

“She was being chased by the perpetrator with the machete.
The officer began to fire because he was gaining on her very
quickly,”
Normand said.

“Lt. Heather Slyve of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
drew her weapon. White continued to swing the machete as she
approached, and she fired three rounds, striking him in the face,
chest and leg,”
according to Normand.

TSA Administrator Mel Carraway praised the actions, saying “a
lot of lives were saved”
by TSA agents.

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