Man indicted over hostage-taking, knife attack at Taoyuan airport

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Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a man accused of holding a Cathay Pacific Airways intern hostage at knifepoint and injuring him at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in September.

Taipei, Nov. 13 (CNA) Taoyuan District Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a man accused of holding a Cathay Pacific Airways intern hostage at knifepoint and injuring him at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in September.

According to the indictment, the 44-year-old man, surnamed Tsai (蔡), was upset over a strained relationship with his partner and had used amphetamines before entering the airline's staff lounge in Terminal 1 on Sept. 12.

Tsai allegedly brandished a fruit knife at staff and held the intern, a man surnamed Huang (黃), hostage for 30 minutes. Huang suffered abrasions to three fingers on his left hand and to the right side of his abdomen, the indictment said.

Prosecutors said Tsai posed a threat to public safety and social order and charged him with public intimidation, assault and unlawful deprivation of liberty while carrying a weapon. They are seeking a prison sentence of two years and six months.

Tsai's alleged violation of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act was investigated separately.

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