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Army MP Surrenders After Hijack Attempt at Knoxville Airport
AWOL Army Spec 4 John G. McCarthy grabbed Delta Air Lines worker Felix Daniels as a hostage after crash through a gate at McGhee Tyson airport. He fired on officers, wounded an FBI agent with a shrapnel wound, then surrendered about an hour into the incident. Daniels was released unharmed. He faced federal assault and larceny charges and possible hijacking counts.
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Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
McGhee Tysonirport
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Delta Air Lines
Felix Daniels
Harold G. Swanson
Knoxville
Army
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Fort A.P. Hill
Fredericksburg
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Delta Operations
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