Terror Suspect Arrested at U.K. Airport

A man was arrested today at the Manchester, U.K., airport under Britain's new tougher anti-terrorism laws. Reports are conflicting at this point as to the exact circumstances of his arrest. This report claims the man was 'Asian', which in England usually indicates some one from the subcontinent--Pakistan or Indian.

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Fox News reports that the man was arrested for acting suspiciously and apparently resisting the quesioning--a stun gun had to be used to subdue the man (hat tip Confederate Yankee for e-mailing me):

According to SKY News, a man was seen acting suspiciously at the airport, and was subsequently approached by authorities, who used a stun gun to arrest him after he resisted.

Army bomb units were then called in to investigate the suitcase, and the BBC reported that a controlled explosion was carried out.

This report indicates that the man might have been on the runway with the package:

Greater Manchester Police said the man had been seen acting suspiciously in the area where aircraft were parked.

The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that a man with a suitcase had been seen walking under an aircraft.

This report indicates, though, that the man was caught after he ran through a security checkpoint:

A man was arrested by police today after he ran through a security post at Manchester Airport and got within 60 metres of an aircraft.

While the man was initially arrested under the Terrorism Act, he is now being held under the Mental Health Act. So, either he's crazy or a crazy terrorist.

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