Death announced of Iranian dissident who lived at Paris airport for 18 years

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1986, gained worldwide fame following the release of Steven Spielberg's film, The Terminal, loosely based on his life. The Iranian was said to have received around $275,000 for the rights to his life story, however, in the film, his background is presented differently, including the invention of a fictional homeland.