No One Hurt When Gun Goes Off in Jet
From Times Wire Reports
A gun went off in the cargo hold of an Alaska Airlines jet awaiting takeoff from Portland, Ore., firing a bullet up through the cabin floor, where it lodged in a diaper bag. No one was injured. The .357-caliber pistol was in a suitcase and discharged when a baggage handler threw the bag onto the Boeing 737, which was about to leave for Anchorage, Alaska, airport police said. Passenger Betty Jean Smith, 66, of Eagle River, Alaska, was charged with reckless endangerment and concealing a weapon without a permit.
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