Man tasered after dispute over extra hand luggage on Belfast flight

A man has been Tasered by police in England on board an aircraft at Gatwick Airport after reportedly wanting to take two pieces of hand luggage onto the plane.

Man tasered after dispute over extra hand luggage on Belfast flight
Thu, 20 Aug, 2015 - 13:07

A man has been Tasered by police in England on board an aircraft at Gatwick Airport after reportedly wanting to take two pieces of hand luggage onto the plane.

The incident leading to the man’s arrest happened on board an easyJet flight waiting to depart from Gatwick to Belfast at just after 8am.

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