Sad news as we learn that the Iranian who lived in an airport for 18 years and inspired the Spielberg classic, The Terminal has passed away. The inspiring gentleman was discovered at the airport where he had returned to a few weeks ago.
"Mr Nasseri was eventually given the right to live in France, but he ended up returning to the airport a few weeks ago, where he died of natural causes, an airport official told AFP."Caught in a diplomatic limbo, Mehran Karimi Nasseri made a small area of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport his home in 1988.
His experience inspired the 2004 film, The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks.
Born in 1945 in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, Mr Nasseri first flew to Europe in search of his mother.
He spent some years living in Belgium, having been expelled from countries including the UK, the Netherlands and Germany for not having the correct immigration documents. He then went to France, where he made the airport's 2F Terminal his home.
Mr Nasseri returned to the Airport a few weeks ago, where he lived until he died, an airport official said.
He was found with several thousands euros in his possession, the official added.
SOURCE - BBC
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