Gunfire strikes Southwest plane on tarmac of Dallas airport, officials say [View all]

Source: CBS News


There were no injuries after a Southwest flight carrying passengers was struck by gunfire on the tarmac of Dallas Love Field Friday night, authorities said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was preparing for departure to Indianapolis when "a bullet apparently struck the right side of the aircraft under the flight deck," a Southwest spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.

The airline said no one was hurt. A spokesperson for Dallas Love Field said in an email that the aircraft returned to its gate after sustaining damage from a "security incident" and the passengers deplaned. The runway was also temporarily closed, but has since reopened.

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In its own statement provided to CBS News, the Federal Aviation Administration said that the Boeing 737-800 "was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gunfire-strikes-southwest-plane-tarmac-dallas-love-field/

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I'm at a loss for words. Our country is fucked in so many ways.

Just a few days ago the FAA issued a 30 ban on US airlines flying to Haiti because of gunfire striking planes, how long before important foreign airlines are banned from flying to the US?