Posted on 09/23/2005 3:54:34 AM PDT by F14 Pilot
Sep 23, 2005 — LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested a man under the terrorism act at Manchester airport on Friday morning after a struggle and were investigating a suspect package.
"Police attempted to arrest the man who struggled with officers. A Taser gun was then used to detain the man," a spokeswoman for Manchester police said.
An army bomb disposal unit was investigating a suspect package that was found and parts of terminals One and Two were closed, she said.
Britain has been on high alert for more attacks ever since four suicide bombers blew themselves up on the London transport system on July 7, killing 52 commuters, and four more men botched similar attacks two weeks later.
Voted European Airport of the Year in 2001, Manchester Airport in the northwest of England is home to around 95 airlines flying more than 19 million passengers to over 170 destinations each year.
An airport spokeswoman said a police cordon had been set up and parts of the airport had been evacuated.
"There will be an impact on some of the flights due to leave Manchester airport Terminal Two," the spokeswoman said, advising passengers not to turn up at the airport.
ping!
Nothing additional in the British papers yet.
Seems like a significant story....
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