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A British passenger allegedly launched a violent assault on airport police after a flight delay
Published 15:19 28 Jul 2016 BST
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Nobody likes being stuck in an airport.
But footage released by the Polish rapper Schwesta Ewa appears to show a 38-year-old man allegedly kicking, punching and holding off four security staff as onlookers jeered nearby in Frankfurt Airport. The apparent altercation took place late last week as a man grew frustrated at a weather delay on his flight to the UK.Frankfurt Police issued a statement saying: 'Due to the bad weather in the night from Friday to Saturday flights were cancelled.
'Several thousand passengers were stranded at the airport.
'A 38-year-old English passenger (who wanted to fly to England) was at the info desk and verbally attacked an airline employee.
'In addition, members of the federal police attempted to calm the situation down.
'Unfortunately without success - it suddenly came to a physical confrontation of colleagues with the passenger, as seen in the video.
'The colleagues and the passenger were slightly injured.
'Frankfurt police are investigating the English passenger over an alleged assault.'
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