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According to reports, the foreign passenger originally planned to take an international flight, but he contacted the airline to cancel the flight due to physical discomfort around 9 a.m., and then used his mobile phone in the airport lobby.
A young foreign passenger died suddenly while sitting in the lobby of Terminal 2 of Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Schematic diagram of the interior of Kobe Airport Terminal 2. (Picture taken from Kobe Airport official website)
In the lobby of Terminal 2 of Kobe Airport, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, at about 1:40 pm on the 9th, a young foreign passenger continued to sit in the lobby without moving. The staff found the abnormality and quickly sent him to the hospital, but he was still pronounced dead.
According to the "Kobe Shimbun" report. The Kobe Minato Police Station stated that the foreign passenger was originally scheduled to take an international flight, but contacted the airline at around 9 a.m. on the 9th, claiming that he was feeling unwell and wanted to cancel the flight, and then used his mobile phone in the lobby.
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At about 1 p.m., an employee of the same airline saw him sitting still for a long time. When he went to check, he was shocked to find that he had lost his breath and immediately reported the case. It is understood that the foreign tourist is a man in his 30s, and his identity and cause of death have yet to be clarified.

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