This is the astonishing moment a British air passenger, 38, batters German police officers in Frankfurt after his flight was delayed.

Near a Lufthansa check-in gate a video, uploaded by Polish rapper Schwesta Ewa, shows the man's ferocious single-handed attack on the officers knocking at least three of them to the ground.

He is heard shouting 'I am a British citizen!' before starting the fight when a woman believed to be travelling with him falls over during a confrontation with security.

A police spokesperson said: 'The attacker was an Englishman who was worried about his wife. She had circulatory problems,' reports Spiegel Online.

Around 7,000 passengers were stranded after nighttime flights were cancelled, and 'the mood among the passengers was certainly not the best,' said an airport spokesperson.

The video footage shows a huge crowd of angry passengers, who during the confrontation are heard jeering and whistling, as the man slams down both male and female officers; Dailymail reported.

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