Ryanair terror suspect remanded while hijack charges investigated

A SWEDISH man arrested with a gun in his carry-on luggage as he attempted to board a Ryanair flight in Sweden was remanded in custody yesterday while prosecutors investigate charges he planned to hijack the airliner.

Ryanair terror suspect remanded while hijack charges investigated

Kerim Chatty’s lawyer told the court in Vaesteraas his client was innocent.

The district court judge ordered Chatty detained on preliminary charges of planning to hijack a plane and illegal possession of a weapon. He said charges have to be brought by September 16. It was not clear why a sabotage charge that had been requested by the prosecution was not included.

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