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Terror probe as man arrested over disturbance on Easyjet flight to Glasgow

Terror probe as man arrested over disturbance on Easyjet flight to Glasgow

BBC News2 days ago
A man has been arrested over a disturbance on an Easyjet flight from Luton to Glasgow Airport.Police boarded the aircraft after it landed in Glasgow at 08:20 and arrested the 41-year-old.Footage has been circulating online showing a man on an aircraft shouting "death to America, death to Trump" and "Allahu Akbar" - an Arabic phrase meaning "God is great".Two men then tackle him and pin him to the floor of the plane. Police Scotland said the footage was being assessed by counter-terrorism officers.
The force said it believed the incident was contained and nobody else was involved.A spokesperson said a man was arrested and inquiries were ongoing.
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