Russia eyes crackdown on duty-free booze after brawls on flights




 
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Russia eyes crackdown on duty-free booze after brawls on flights
 
February 4th, 2013  
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Russia eyes crackdown on duty-free booze after brawls on flights
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may soon crack down to stop boozy flights after a spate of brawls involving drunken passengers. State television on Monday broadcast amateur footage of several drink-soaked punch-ups after a plane made a forced landing in Uzbekistan on the way to Thailand on Sunday because a Russian had attacked other passengers. The footage included shots of a man butting a steward during one flight and a fight among passengers queuing for the toilet during another. In a third incident, a man was tied to his seat and his mouth taped shut after passengers got fed up with him. ...

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