Arrest made after 3 stabbed at Atlanta airport, including police officer

Flight attendants for major U.S. airlines are holding rallies at airports around the country to push for higher pay, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The protests are not, however, a strike.(Matthew Pearson/WABE)

A woman was in custody after she allegedly stabbed three people Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, police said.

Officers assigned to the airport encountered a woman armed with a knife outside of a security checkpoint walking toward the airport’s south terminal at about 4:45 p.m., police said in a statement on Facebook.

“Officers engaged the female, attempting to talk her into dropping the knife and working to restrict her movement and move travelers from the area,” according to the statement.