Swedish intelligence service says the man arrested in Stockholm over a London-bound plane hijacking plot was planning to crash into a European US embassy

SECURITY at Irish airports is tight enough to deal with any attempts to smuggle a handgun on board a plane, Aer Rianta said yesterday.

A Swedish Muslim was today accused of planning to hijack a Ryanair jetliner en route to England after a gun was found in his carry-on luggage as he prepared to board the flight.

A Swedish man was today charged with planning to hijack a plane bound for Britain after trying to board a flight with a handgun, police in Sweden said.

A 29-year-old man was detained at a Swedish airport today after trying to carry a handgun aboard a flight to London, police said.