Witnesses to a shocking incident at a Thai airport say an Australian man became so unruly he had to be restrained by multiple police officers.
The shocking incident allegedly happened in the popular holiday destination of Phuket in September. 22 when an Australian was stopped from ordering more drinks at an airport bar.
Footage of the standoff with police shows him resisting arrest as a number of officers climb over him – one appearing to hit him with a baton.
A waitress working at the airport bar claimed the man was already “very drunk” and denied him any more drinks.
Shocked onlookers said the man, who was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, then left the bar and began trying to fight other passengers waiting for their flights.
Six armed police arrived and tried to calm the tourist down, but he allegedly became angrier.
A fellow Australian who filmed the incident and shared it with Viral Press said the man appeared to be “very drunk”.
“I was really disappointed to see Australians or anyone for that matter behave in this way,” the witness said.
“He was extremely drunk in the bar, cut himself and then proceeded to fight anyone who so much as looked at him.
“Thai airport security couldn’t stop him. Unfortunately, I don’t think anyone in history who has been told to calm down has ever calmed down.”
The witness said the man was eventually restrained and held in the bathroom hallway.
“When he was on the bench in handcuffs, he would start at anyone who made eye contact. I told him ‘you are a disgrace and a disgrace’. He didn’t like her.
“Hopefully, he spent a night in a Thai jail as a wake-up call.”
Airport staff said the tourist was kept in a cell at the airport while he was sober. He missed his flight and had to reschedule another one.
A spokesman for Phuket International Airport said the situation had been resolved.
“The vacationer in the video was drunk and aggressive. The police caught him at Gate 11,” explained the spokesperson.
“He was detained until he sobered up and then the situation was resolved. I cannot give details of what happened between him and the police”.
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