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13th June 2024
10:43am BST
A teenager has been arrested by Gardaí after a woman in her 20s was assaulted on a flight diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday.
Authorities were alerted following reports of an assault on board a flight from Glasgow to Tenerife, which diverted to the Irish airport.
Gardaí boarded the plane and arrested the man and transporting him to a Garda station in Co. Clare.
Investigations are ongoing.
The Sun reports that the man was believed to be drunk and began attacking cabin crew, then needing to be restrained.
In a statement to JOE on Thursday morning, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: "Gardaí at Shannon have arrested an individual following an incident on board a aircraft that diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday, 12th June 2024.
"Shortly after 5:30pm, Gardaí were alerted following reports of a disturbance on a flight from Glasgow to Tenerife.
"The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport, where Gardaí boarded the plane.
"During the incident, a woman in her 20s was assaulted.
"A male in his late teens was arrested in connection with the incident under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.
"He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Clare."
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