Airport Worker Fired in Pepper Spray Incident
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A worker at Miami International Airport was fired because a videotape showed him discharging the pepper spray that forced an evacuation last month, officials said.
The spray prompted authorities to shut down the concourse for three hours Aug. 21.
The unidentified ground security coordinator was fired by American Airlines because he kept silent through the situation.
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