Ryanair 'hijacker' charged with weapon possession

A Swede previously suspected of planning to hijack a London-bound airliner after a loaded gun was found in his luggage was formally charged today with illegal possession of a weapon.

Prosecutor Thomas Haeggstroem filed the charges against Kerim Chatty, 29, after dropping the hijack investigation last week, saying he couldn’t disprove the suspect’s claim that he just forgot the gun was in his bag.