Gun not mine says accused airline hijacker

A Swedish Muslim was today accused of planning to hijack a Ryanair jetliner en route to England after a gun was found in his carry-on luggage as he prepared to board the flight.

The 29-year-old Stockholm resident of Tunisian parentage was part of a group heading to an Islamic conference in Birmingham from a smallregional airport at Vaesteraas, 60 miles northwest of the Swedish capital, said police.