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Axe-wielding gunman in Thailand swings at airport staff in a restricted area | South China Morning Post

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A 34-year-old Thai man, Watchara Khambut, was arrested after riding a motorcycle into a restricted airport zone in Bangkok on May 3, 2022. He swung an axe at ground staff on the tarmac and was then chased until he reached a closed terminal door. He destroyed the glass door before security guards tackled him to the g…

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