Bangladeshi citizen dies of heart attack at Chennai airport before boarding

Chennai:A Bangaldesh citizen, who was suffering from cancer, died at the Anna International airport here this morning, minutes before boarding a flight for his country.

Airport sources said Farooq Ahmed (72) had come to the city a few days back for cancer treatment.Today morning, he came to board a flight at 0525 hrs to Kolkata enroute Bangladesh, when he suddenly collapsed near the securitycheck area.

He was rushed to a private hospital at the airport, where doctors  said he died of heart attack.His body was shifted to Chromepet Government Hospital.(UNI)