Relatives support 'hijack' accused

Relatives of a man suspected by Swedish police of planning to hijack a Ryanair airliner were confident that evidence would show he was innocent as lawyers prepared for a hearing today to determine if he should remain in custody.

Police have said they are in contact with foreign authorities and are looking for links between terror groups and Kerim Chatty, who was arrested on Thursday with a gun in his hand luggage at an airport in the central city of Vaesteraas as he headed to an Islamic conference in Birmingham.