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UPDATE: Armed man in custody at Orlando airport; no one hurt

Passengers at Orlando International Airport check the status of arriving and departing flights on information monitors, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. Many flights in and out of Orlando with Northeast destinations were canceled because of a winter storm. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Passengers at Orlando International Airport check the status of arriving and departing flights on information monitors, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. Many flights in and out of Orlando with Northeast destinations were canceled because of a winter storm. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Passengers at Orlando International Airport check the status of arriving and departing flights on information monitors, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. Many flights in and out of Orlando with Northeast destinations were canceled because of a winter storm. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By Associated Press 2 min read

ORLANDO, Fla. – An armed man at the Orlando International Airport was taken into custody Tuesday night after a nearly three-hour standoff with police, authorities said.

No one was hurt, but the terrifying situation created confusion and uncertainty as travelers posted video and photos online showing police at the airport with their weapons drawn.

“Gunman is in custody. Everyone is safe,” Orlando police tweeted shortly after 10 p.m.

Glorializ Colón Plaza, 20, told the Orlando Sentinel she was just getting off work from Virgin Atlantic airlines when she saw everyone hiding. She got off the elevator and saw the man on the floor near the rental car area. He was screaming, and cops had surrounded him.

“I couldn’t make out the words, but he was screaming really loud,” she said. “Everyone there told me right before this happened a man said to everyone: ‘You’re going to need mental therapy after this,’ then he pulled out a gun and everyone ran.”