{
  "id": 1278498,
  "title": "‘He said it was unloaded’: 2 screeners recall Varanasi airport ‘accidental’ firing incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/he-said-it-was-unloaded-2-screeners-recall-varanasi-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T13:23:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/he-said-it-was-unloaded-2-screeners-recall-varanasi-airport-accidental-firing-incident/articleshow/133275911.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two cargo screeners were injured when a passenger's pistol accidentally discharged during security checks. The passenger claimed the weapon was unloaded before he pressed the trigger to show them. One screener sustained an injury to his left hand, while the other was hit in both legs. The incident occurred at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport while boarding a flight to Mumbai.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Air India Express passenger's gun goes off at Varanasi airport, two injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/air-india-express-passengers-gun-goes-off-at-varanasi-airport-two",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:20:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Pistol goes off at Varanasi Airport during security check, 2 injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/pistol-goes-off-at-varanasi-airport-during-security-check-2-injured",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:32:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Two injured after Air India Express passenger’s gun goes off at Varanasi airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/two-injured-after-air-india-express-passengers-gun-goes-off-at",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:59:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Passenger discharges weapon at Varanasi airport, injures two",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/passenger-discharges-weapon-at-varanasi-airport-injures-two",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:03:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Air India Passenger’s Licensed Pistol Accidentally Fires During Security Check, Injures Two Staffers At Varanasi Airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/air-india-passengers-licensed-pistol-accidentally-fires-during",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:28:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Air India Express Flyer 'Accidentally' Fires At Varanasi Airport, 2 Injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/air-india-express-flyer-accidentally-fires-at-varanasi-airport-2",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:55:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Varanasi airport firing: Injured screeners recall tense moments as passenger's pistol went off— ‘It was loaded. Then…'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/varanasi-airport-firing-injured-screeners-recall-tense-moments-as",
        "published": "2026-08-16T12:59:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}