Airport security to be reviewed after criminal escapes
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An investigation is under way into security flaws at Suvarnabhumi Airport after an accused German criminal escaped via an airport fire exit while transiting during extradition from Australia earlier this month.
On May 15, German national Carlo Konstantin Kohl escaped his police escort while waiting to transit through the airport en route to Germany. Security cameras showed the man fleeing a room where he was being held while his two guards were asleep at about 4.30am the day after his arrival. Airports of Thailand (AOT) chairman Sita Divari said yesterday AOT would attempt to identify all weaknesses in the security system at the airport following the incident. He said more measures would be added.
