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MANILA, Philippines聽 鈥� Authorities arrested a Vietnamese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Monday for unruly behavior.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the woman as Ban Thi Van, a 19-year-old Vietnamese who initially presented herself for immigration clearance to board a Cebu Pacific Air flight to Hanoi.
Upon inspection, however, the BI said Ban 鈥渁ggressively snatched鈥� her passport from the immigration officer and caused a scene when she threw herself on the floor and screamed.
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鈥淪he reportedly streamed her outburst on social media, and caused [a] disturbance in the immigration departure area,鈥� the bureau reported.
BI officers sought help from the bureau鈥檚 border control and intelligence unit, airport police, and the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group to pacify Ban.
She was later taken to the BI鈥檚 head office in Intramuros for inquest proceedings and transferred to the agency鈥檚 facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City pending her deportation. 鈥�Jane Bautista