- Merhan Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian man who inspired the Steven Spielberg oil “The Terminal,” died Saturday in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- Nasseri lived in the Paris airport for 18 years, from 1988 to 2006, first in legal limbo because he lacked residency papers and later by apparent choice.
- Nasseri died after a heart attack; police and medical teams treated him but were not able to save him.
