Atlanta airport gunman caught

A gunman who went on the loose at the world's busiest airport has been caught.

A gunman who went on the loose at the world's busiest airport has been caught.

Police at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, chased the man as he ran through a security checkpoint and jumped on a terminal train.

All flights from the airport have been suspended, a Delta Airlines spokesman says. Atlanta-bound flights from some cities, including Boston, New York, and Dallas, have been stopped from taking off for Atlanta.

All of the passengers and employees in the concourses were cleared and sent to the main baggage pickup area during the incident.

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