U.S. air marshal attacked with syringe in Nigerian airport now in quarantine

U.S. air marshal attacked with syringe in Nigerian airport now in quarantine
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A U.S. federal air marshal attacked with a syringe by an unknown assailant is now in quarantine, law enforcement officials said Monday.

The incident took place Sunday night in the Lagos, Nigeria, airport, ABC News reports. The marshal was traveling with other marshals when he was injected in the back of the arm with an unknown substance. The assailant fled, but one of the marshals was able to find the needle, and it was brought back to the United States for testing.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.