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Article: Smeaton: I'd rather face terror than asthma; John Smeaton: 'Asthma attack is like placing an elephant on your chest'.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- December 11, 2008
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Byline: Karrie Gillett
FORMER airport baggage handler John Smeaton claims he would rather tackle a terrorist than endure another asthma attack.
The 32-year-old, who helped foil the July 2007 attack on Glasgow Airport, suffered a life-threatening asthma episode two months ago.
Now Mr Smeaton,of Erskine, Renfrewshire, who has had the condition since a child, has relived the night he calls 'the worst moment of my life'.
Mr Smeaton, who intervened after a burning Jeep rammed the terminal entrance, said people had no idea how frightening asthma ...