U.K. Terror Suspect Arrested at Manchester Airport

Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act at northwest England's Manchester International Airport, following a struggle with officers, the police said.

Police were called to the airport at 8:30 a.m. local time following reports that a man had been seen acting suspiciously in the so-called apron area where an aircraft was parked, close to stand 26, Greater Manchester Police said in an e-mailed statement.

A Taser or stun gun was used to detain the man and a U.K. Army bomb disposal unit has been called to examine a suspicious package that was found on the apron, according to the statement.

A controlled explosion has been carried out on the runway where a black suitcase was lying in the middle of the taxi way, the British Broadcasting Corp reported.

Parts of Terminal One and Two have been closed while officers deal with the incident, a spokeswoman for the airport said, adding that flights are taking off with some delay and that people are being encouraged to report to the airport.

Terminal Three, the domestic terminal, hasn't been affected, the spokeswoman said. The National Air Traffic Services said in an e-mailed statement that some precautionary restrictions have been imposed on flights entering Manchester airspace
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...VAwsE&refer=uk

A fine job by the Brits on this one!!! :D

sure...

turned out to be a fella who was suffering from mental illness....well at least they have learned their lesson and didnt shoot yet another innocent person...still......a conversation with the suspect might have settled this situation before they started shooting the taser guns like john wayne

So it was the wrong guy?

LOL Do you reckon they'll ever get right?

police get something right? nah....police dont solve crime...the public do.....or the suspect makes a confesion.....if the police solved crime, they would label themselves "crime busters" which they dont...cos theyre shit

:)

lol...i knew the stor was bullshit.


watch as psycho spiiiiiiiins awaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Assistant chief constable Steve Thomas of Greater Manchester Police said the man abandoned his car near a security check point, but was challenged by security staff who told him he could not enter.

Carrying a briefcase, the man then evaded the security officers and ran through the checkpoint.

"He was chased by security officers and got as far as 200m into the security perimeter before he was detained by police officers who were very quickly on the scene," Mr Thomas said.

After a violent struggle, officers had to restrain the unidentified man using the stun gun about 0830 BST on Friday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...er/4274516.stm

This is dated 9-23, where is a link stating the big bad cops pounced an innocent man?

Nick just loves to sit and spin!!! :D

and the world turns turns turns....

hey psycho, whats the difference if i show you a credible link and you spin away, but since you posted it (from the same source i sometimes use) it must be true.....

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Originally Posted by nicholasstanko

hey psycho, whats the difference if i show you a credible link and you spin away, but since you posted it (from the same source i sometimes use) it must be true.....

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You really got to stop using these invisable links. Can't find your link at all on this thread! :D