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WTF Fun Fact – Gallant John Smeaton

February 8, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Gallant John Smeaton

While on a cigarette break, airport baggage handler John Smeaton confronted and kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the groin during the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. He would later be awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Glasgow Airport attack – Wikipedia

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