The man who inspired Tom Hanks film The Terminal has died at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, where he lived for 18 years
Mr Karimi Nasseri, also known as"Sir Alfred" of Charles de Gaulle Airport, laid bare his experience in a book entitled The Terminal Man, published in the same year as the film.
He boarded a plane to London but was sent back to Paris - where he was arrested when he tried to leave the airport. He slept on a red plastic bench surrounded by newspapers and magazines stored in cargo boxes and showered in staff facilities.'Fossilised' in airport after ordeal But Mr Karimi Nasseri revealed his surprise when he finally was granted refugee papers, describing his fears over leaving the airport.
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