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Man sets hearth, smashes desks at Milan airport: Delays, evacuation follow – Watch
Man sets hearth, smashes desks at Milan airport: Delays, evacuation follow – Watch
A viral video circulating on social media reveals an incident unfolding at Milan’s Malpensa Airport on Wednesday, with a person being restrained by a number of people contained in the smoke-crammed terminal. The man was apprehended after reportedly damaging verify-in desks with a hammer and setting hearth to a part of Terminal One, inflicting sections of the terminal to be evacuated and several other flight disruptions.The clip, shared by one person on X, was captioned: “Meanwhile at Malpensa Airport, Milan Italy. Usual suspect is apprehended after smashing parts of Airport Terminal up with a Hammer & then setting fire to it.”The hearth started round 11 am native time when the suspect poured flammable liquid and ignited it close to the verify-in space. Before that, he allegedly set hearth to a waste bin and used a hammer to wreck airport property, together with info screens and desks between counters 12 and 13, in response to experiences from The Independent and Varese NewsAn worker of SEA, the airport’s administration firm, noticed the smoke and intervened. The worker sustained accidents and was handled by emergency medical providers. No different accidents have been reported.Border Police and airport safety firm ICTS personnel rapidly responded and restrained the suspect. His motives stay beneath investigation by Polaria, Italy’s airport police, who’ve confiscated the hammer used within the assault.The Lombardy Airports Association stated in a press release: “The situation was quickly brought under control after the arrest of the madman who set fire to and destroyed several check-in desks.”Authorities famous that the closure of elements of the terminal and subsequent evacuation might result in flight delays and cancellations at Malpensa’s Terminal 1.
