A HOLIDAYMAKER feared for his life when he was attacked by knife-wielding muggers outside a Portuguese airport.
Glynn Anderton, 27, of Ribchester, was left badly cut and bruised and said he had to sleep in a police cell until the British Consulate opened.
Glynn, of Parsonage Avenue, was attacked as he left Faro airport, which served thousands of British tourists.
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