Reassurance given on airport security

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

Reassurance given on airport security

The reassurance came as a Swedish man was yesterday charged with attempting to hijack a Ryanair plane and illegal possession of a handgun.

The 29-year-old, originally from Tunisia, was arrested as he tried to board a Ryanair flight to London Stansted at Vaesteraas Airport, north of the Swedish capital Stockholm, on Thursday.

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