A punch-up between two rival French rap stars descended into a mass brawl in a departure lounge at Paris Orly airport on Wednesday, forcing the brief closure of one terminal and causing flight delays.
Some passengers scurried for safety while others took videos on their mobile phones as rappers Booba and Kaaris and their minders lashed out at each other and crashed through cosmetics stands in a duty-free shop.
The two rappers, who were on their way to Barcelona for a concert, were arrested along with nine others from their entourages.
ADP, which manages Orly, said in a statement on Twitter that the airport’s terminal one was temporarily shut following a passenger dispute.
Booba, whose real name is Elie Yaffa, has been involved in disputes with other singers on the French hip-hop scene in the past. He worked with Kaaris in the early stages of his career - the two collaborated on a song called Kalash in 2012 - before relations soured between the two men.
