Airport hoax-bomber jailed

A 49-year-old man who caused Dublin Airport to be evacuated last summer when he paraded around the arrivals area claiming to have a bomb and threatening to set it off because he wanted to "make a point" has been sentenced to three years by Dublin Circuit Court.

John McHugh, of Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, caused chaos when he held a backpack over his head and shouted "Allah Akbar", "clear the airport" and "I have a bomb and I'm going to set it off". He warned that people had five seconds to get out or it was going to blow.