Sangster International Airport in Jamaica (file)(Image: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
A man has been shot dead following a security breach at an airport inJamaica.
The US resident was fatally shot bypolicethis morning at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
The man was reportedly seen close to the fuel storage area at the airport, and police were summoned. He then allegedly attacked the police and was shot.
He was later pronounced dead at the Cornwall Regional Hospital,The Gleanerreports. It remains unclear whether the American was a tourist.
Sangster International Airport, also known as Montego Bay International Airport or simply Montego Bay Airport, is located three miles east of Montego Bay.
The airport is capable of handling nine million passengers per year and is the most popular airport for tourists visiting the north coast of Jamaica.
The airport is named after former Jamaican Prime Minister Sir Donald Sangster.
Source: Drudge Report
