German MP dies after plane makes emergency stop at Shannon Airport

Ms Strenz's plane, a Boeing 767-300, made an emergency stop at Shannon Airport yesterday.  File Picture : Eamon Ward

A prominent German MP has died after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

Karin Strenz, who was a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, is reported to have lost consciousness after taking ill on a flight from Cuba to Germany.