'I'm not a man who gets scared easily': Man who stopped Buangkok sword attacker receives award

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Mr Amila Chinthana, 35, was waiting at a traffic junction in Buangkok Crescent on Monday afternoon (March 14) when a man armed with a samurai sword attacked him. 'He just ran towards me and slashed me three times,' said Mr Chinthana, who owns a delivery service company. Mr Chinthana said he sustained three injuries - a cut longer than 10cm...

Mr Amila Chinthana, pictured with his wife on March 15, was recording the scene with his mobile phone when the man charged at him.Mr Amila Chinthana, 35, was waiting at a traffic junction in Buangkok Crescent on Monday afternoon when a man armed with a samurai sword attacked him.

The assailant, a 37-year-old man, slipped and fell after charging at Mr Chinthana, who managed to pin him to the ground. Mr Chinthana told The Straits Times he was heading home after buying food for his pregnant wife when he saw the man about 100m away, using a sword to hit vehicles on the road.

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