The Bulgarian citizen managed to escape through the check-in area of the airport before being detained
Our compatriot repeatedly stabbed himself in the neck with a broken bottle in front of horrified passengers at the international airport “El Dorado” in the Colombian capital Bogota. The dramatic situation unfolded on Saturday evening, and the desperate man took his own life after seeking help from immigration officials to return to Europe, local Latin American publications, quoted by Dir.bg, reported.
According to local sources, the Bulgarian arrived at the airport and told the local authorities that he had been the victim of a robbery that had left him without any personal belongings. The robbers took his passport, money and other documents. The man asked officials to help him return to Bulgaria, but was told to seek help from Sofia’s embassy in Bogota.
After realizing that he could not get on a plane to his homeland, the Bulgarian broke a bottle and pressed part of it to his neck in an attempt to cut his throat. The tragedy took place in the main area of the airport. Amid the screams of shocked passengers, the man slashed his neck repeatedly as security tried to stop him.
🇨🇴 | Situation at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Saturday night when a subject tried to commit suicide in front of everyone with a knife.
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In a startling video shared on social media, the man is seen stumbling away from police as uniformed officers try to stun him with electric shocks. The Bulgarian national managed to escape through the check-in area of the airport before police eventually detained him and he was taken to a medical center for emergency treatment.
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