India, March 8 -- Musa Abdraim, a former professional boxer, acted without hesitation to assist airport security in eliminating a knife-wielding attacker who was intimidating a young woman and alleging that he was carrying a bomb in his backpack.

The 52-year-old former boxer, who is father to five kids, was spotted risking his life at Kazakhstan's Almaty airport. He intended to swap himself for the hostage, a 21-year-old security guard, that the aggressor had abducted.

The bizarre incident occurred when a 67-year-old man was interrogated at the security checkpoint, where officers asked him to show his identification card. The man responded angrily by showing a knife and holding the girl hostage while threatening to stab her. He even cla...