Article: VOA NEWS: U.S. ASTRONAUT ARRESTED IN ALLEGED ATTACK

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Brian Wagner

A U.S. astronaut has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap and kill a female Air Force officer. From Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that incident with Lisa Nowak involved an apparent rivalry over the affection of a male astronaut. Police arrested Navy Captain Lisa Nowak Monday after the alleged attack outside an airport in the southeastern state of Florida. Officials say Nowak drove some 1,500 kilometers from Houston to confront Air Force officer Colleen Shipman in the airport parking lot. They say Nowak asked Shipman for a ride in her car, and when she refused, Nowak shot pepper spray into Shipman's face.

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