AN AUSTRALIAN man stood shouting and screaming on the edge of a narrow ledge on the second floor of Bali’s international airport last night, causing chaos in the busy departures area.
After about 90 minutes the man was wrestled over the barrier by an Austrian man who had tried to negotiate with him, himself climbing over the barrier in a bid to talk him down.
Amid shouting and cheering he was then pounced upon by airport security and police who had stood by nervously during the dramatic stand-off close to the Coffee Club cafe.
It is not clear what the man was demanding or his problems but authorities said later they found antidepressant medications on him and he was taken to Sanglah hospital for medical and psychiatric tests.
The man, identified as 46-year-old Gregory Butler, whose passport indicates he was born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria…
Source: Australian man causes chaos at Bali airport | Perth Now
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