Five TSA agents hurt as man tries to rush Phoenix airport checkpoint

Five TSA agents hurt as man tries to rush Phoenix airport checkpoint
Five TSA agents hurt as man tries to rush Phoenix airport checkpoint

(Reuters) - Five U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers were hurt on Tuesday when a man attacked them as he tried to rush a checkpoint at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona, a TSA spokeswoman said.

Four of the officers were treated for their injuries at urgent care clinics in the Phoenix area and the fifth was taken to a local hospital, TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers said.

The man, who was not immediately identified by law enforcement officials, was subdued by TSA agents and Phoenix police officers, the TSA said in a written statement.

The accused was in the process of being booked into jail by Phoenix police, Dankers said.

"This unprovoked and brazen physical attack against our TSOs is unacceptable. We are grateful for our committed workforce and for the role they play in protecting the traveling public every day," the agency said.

"We continue to monitor the safety and health of the TSOs involved in this incident and will cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation."

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb, editing by G Crosse)

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