Misunderstanding sparks Bulgarian airport brawl

A group of Bulgarian weightlifters physically assaulted a Polish tourist carrying his sick daughter through a corridor designated for EU citizens at Sofia airport. Jacek K.'s daughter had a high temperature and had been waiting at passport control in a long queue for non-EU citizens for several hours. The frustrated father made his way to the much shorter line for EU passengers, where Bulgarian sportsmen were going through passport control. When the man attempted to explain that he had a sick daughter, one of the weightlifters brutally pushed him aside. Jacek K. reeled back but then tried to counterattack. The Bulgarian was aided by his colleagues, and the Polish tourist by a Lithuanian group of tourists, and thus a regular fight broke out. The sports team later apologized, explaining that they had not fully understood Jacek K. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.C.