A man reported to be British has been arrested after being filmed smashing up an airport in a fit of rage.
Video shows him pushing over several self-check-in kiosks in a departures hall before picking up a metal stanchion and violently striking the fallen kiosks.
The rampage took place at around 6am on Monday (16 Feb).
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Airport staff and security quickly arrived, warned him to stop, and called the police.
Local media report the man – seen in the footage with a shaven head, a beard, and wearing skinny jeans – is a 35-year-old British national.
He reportedly arrived in Hong Kong last November with a six-month permit to stay.
He had gone to the airport intending to buy a ticket and leave Hong Kong, as reported by Need To Know.
But once inside the departures hall of Hong Kong International Airport, he suddenly became agitated, knocking over metal barriers with his luggage trolley, toppling about 10 self-check-in kiosks, damaging a glass panel, and then leaving.
Police later found him at a bus drop-off area in another part of the airport, it is understood.
The officers discovered Viagra in the rucksack he was carrying.
He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of a Class-1 poison, in connection with the Viagra.
His identity and motive remain under investigation.
No injuries were reported, and despite the damage, airport operations were largely unaffected.
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