TERMINAL DECLINE

Terrified Tourists Flee Airport After Hammer-Wielding Arsonist’s Rampage

A suspect was apprehended after allegedly setting trash cans on fire at an airport in Milan.

Tourists fled Milan’s international airport Wednesday morning after a man with a hammer rampaged through a terminal, smashing check-in screens and setting trash cans alight. The unnamed suspect was apprehended while allegedly attacking the screens between desks 12 and 13 at Malpensa airport when employees wrestled him to the ground. Footage from the scene showed thick black smoke billowing from Terminal 1 as terrified passengers were forced to evacuate as they ran for their lives. “I turned around only to see the check-in counter on the other side was on fire,” said witness Sophia Kim, who was at desk 13 when it came under attack. “It was then I started running for my life with my husband hand in hand,” she told The Mirror. “Everyone around me was in panic mode, screaming and running. I thought I was going to die.” An airport employee reportedly sustained minor injuries while attempting to subdue the attacker, but otherwise no one was hurt and the terminal reopened “without significant disruption to air traffic” after the fire had been extinguished. The suspect is in custody, and authorities are seeking to establish a motive for the attack.