'Bomb' protesters board US aircraft at Prestwick Airport
07.08.06
Seven people have been arrested at Prestwick Airport after protesters boarded a plane, according to a report on the BBC news website. A spokesman for campaign group Trident Ploughshares told BBC Scotland three people had managed to get onto a US cargo flight.
Trident Ploughshares said seven people got through security fencing at the airport and got into the freight area, with three managing to get on board a US plane. The spokesman said the three were searching for evidence to suggest the plane was carrying bombs to Israel.
It is claimed one of the protesters was sitting in the pilot's seat reading a manual when he was arrested. Strathclyde Police said seven people had been arrested at the airport on Monday morning and confirmed a number of protesters had been on board a plane.
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