Gamal Elboushi, whose bomb hoax shut down Brisbane airport, warned of spikes dipped in snake venom

A knife-wielding man wore spiked armbands he claimed were tipped with snake venom when he chased his estranged wife through Brisbane airport before pulling a fake bomb from a suitcase.

Gamal Elsaied Elboushi has pleaded guilty to a string of charges related to the 2019 incident, which prompted “mass panic” as the airport was evacuated.

The 52-year-old was also carrying a gas mask when he smuggled the knife and fake bomb into the airport inside a suitcase to “uphold the facade” he was…