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Airport breach prompts security review

Police arrest Vachara Khambut near Gate 3A at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.  (Photo: Sutthiwit Chaiyutworakan)

Measures to improve security at Suvarnabhumi airport will be considered after a man managed to get onto the aircraft apron on Tuesday, said the airport’s general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn.

The man, believed to be high on drugs, was arrested after he sneaked through a gate on a motorbike and made his way onto the aircraft apron, which is a highly restricted area.

Mr Kittipong said the man’s ability to evade security has prompted a review of the airport’s security measures and how they can be improved.

The man, identified as Vachara Khambut, 34, from Loei province, pointed what appeared to be a handgun at guards…

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