US deports man who scaled airport fence

A BRITISH man was deported from the US after he ran across a main highway, through a field, across rail tracks and over a barbed wire fence at an airport in an apparent bid to catch a flight, airport officials said.

Sat, 03 Nov, 2007 - 00:00

Wesley Johnson, New York

The 22-year-old was tackled by a security guard at Detroit Metro Airport.

Airport spokesman Michael Conway said the man was deported back to Britain last night.

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