Video shows brawl between security guards, returning travelers at Ben Gurion Airport baggage claim

A mass brawl broke out at Ben Gurion Airport’s baggage claim over the weekend between airport security guards and Israelis returning from abroad, as the summer travel season picks up.

According to Hebrew reports, the fisticuffs took place when travelers awaiting their luggage Friday evening started to complain about receiving subpar service from airport employees, with anxieties rising as Shabbat began and transit options thin out.

In footage from the scene, travelers are seen embroiled in a fight, at the center of which one man puts another in a headlock and brings him to the floor. Others, including a group of airport security guards, rush toward the men and quickly become embroiled in the scuffle in the middle of the baggage claim hall.

Guards manage to restrain one of those involved and pin him to the ground. A man armed with an assault rifle, apparently an airport security guard, is then seen pointing his firearm at the subdued man and ordering him not to move.

Police have not yet commented on the incident.

קורה עכשיו: אירוע אלימות חריג בנתב״ג בין אזרחים לעובדי אבטחה בעקבות עיכוב בהגעת המזוודות ״נכנס שבת ולא היה להם מזוודות אז אנשים איבדו את זה״: עם נשקים שלופים עובדי אבטחה נאלצו להגן על עצמם באירוע אלים לפני זמן קצר בשדה התעופה בן גוריון, לאחר שאזרחים שהגיעו מטיול חיכו שעות להגעת… pic.twitter.com/gmeOXxKGcy

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