Elite armed police arrest knife-wielding man at Hong Kong International Airport after tense standoff
The man, who holds a Russian passport, was said to have fled the airport’s terminal 2 after grabbing thousands of dollars from an exchange shop at around 8.30pm on Thursday
Police armed with sub-machine guns subdued a knife-wielding suspected robber at Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday night.
About a dozen heavily-armed elite officers rushed to the scene after the suspect, who holds a Russian passport, was said to have pulled a knife at a money changer at terminal two at the airport in Chek Lap Kok at around 8.20pm.
The man, 44, was said to have threatened a female staff member at the money changer and demanded she hand over cash.
When the staff member refused, he opened a cash drawer and grabbed HK$59,000 before running away. A security alarm was then triggered by staff.
The suspect ran for about 200 metres to a taxi stand outside Regal Airport Hotel, with police officers from the Airport Security Unit in pursuit.
There then followed a tense standoff between the man and about six officers, two with handguns and two holding sub-machine guns.
In viral videos circulating online, the man in a cap was seen lying face down on the ground, as he followed the order from the armed officers.