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He was raging against the machines.
An angry British tourist was apprehended after toppling a row of check-in kiosks during a violent airport rampage caught on camera.
The man was reportedly purchasing a plane ticket before he went ballistic, Viral Press reported.
In the crazy clip, filmed at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday morning, the bald hellion walks up to the automated check-in machines and pushes them down one by one.
The 35-year-old flyer then proceeds to pick up a metal stanchion and use it bludgeon one of the downed machines as aghast onlookers look on in shock.
All told, the traveler reportedly damaged 10 machines, along with metal barriers, nearby counters, and a glass panel during his smashing spree.
The bozo’s game of kiosk destruction did not go unnoticed.
Airport staff and security personnel “rushed to the scene and warned the man to stop causing further damage,” according to an airport spokesperson.
Officers then arrested the traveler and launched an investigation into his airport meltdown, according to Viral Press.
Upon detaining the man, they found that he was carrying four Viagra pills without a prescription.
If found guilty, he could spend up to 10 years in prison for “criminal damage” and up to two years in prison for the illegal possession of a “Part 1 poison,” A View From the Wing reported.
Authorities didn’t reveal the human wrecking ball’s identity, and his motive was unclear. The man arrived in Hong Kong in November on a visa valid for six months, local media reported.
The Brit isn’t the first person to go berserk at an airport of late.
In December, a traveler went wild at Kansas City International Airport on New Year’s Eve, threatening to “slap” female Southwest Airlines workers as he screamed at staff and dropped a racist slur.
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