Body found hanging at airport

Dubai: An illegal immigrant ended to his life at Dubai International Airport, a top police official said.

Colonel Ahmad Mohammad Bin Thani, Director of Airport Security, told Gulf News the body of an unidentified man was found inside the airport.

Colonel Bin Thani said the man's body had been found hanging from the ceiling in a narrow corridor in a remote area of the airport.

"His body was found on Saturday evening. It seems he committed suicide sometime earlier because his body was decomposing," he said.

Colonel Bin Thani said the man did not have any documents to prove his nationality or identity.

"I cannot give his nationality or any information about him until we finish our investigations," he said.

He added the body had been sent to the forensic laboratory and they were waiting for the forensic specialist to release an official report.

"It seems the man entered the country illegally but we do not know when he did so and we are investigating the case. It seems he got stuck at the airport because he did not have any documents," Colonel Bin Thani said.

He said many people tried to enter the country without a valid visa or with forged documents or were cheated by people who falsely promised them visas.

Most of the time these people did not have the air fare to travel back to their home countries.

"We try our best to offer help to these people by offering tickets to send them back to their countries. There are some situations in which people get stuck at the airport but we try to solve their problems as soon as possible," he said.

Colonel Bin Thani said it seemed when this man found himself in trouble he did not ask for help but felt so desperate he ended his life in this tragic way.