Former IRA man arrested at US airport

A man once jailed for his involvement with the IRA was arrested at a US airport after he denied being involved in terrorist activities, authorities said.

Former IRA man arrested at US airport

A man once jailed for his involvement with the IRA was arrested at a US airport after he denied being involved in terrorist activities, authorities said.

Joseph Black, 46, who served a three-year prison sentence in the North in the late 1970s, was detained by US immigration officials on Wednesday following his arrival on a flight at Philadelphia International Airport.

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