"Members of the Irish Defence Forces tasked to protect a US military aircraft at Shannon airport drew their weapons briefly in response to an alleged "planned and premeditated" airport incursion by three pro-Palestinian activists, a court has heard."
"At a special late-night sitting of Ennis District Court on Sunday night, Det Garda Colm Moriarty told the court that a US military aircraft parked overnight at the airport allegedly sustained criminal damage when spray painted with green paint from a modified fire extinguisher on top of a modified van in a taxi area on the airfield at Shannon airport on Saturday morning."
Members of the Irish Defence Forces protecting a US military aircraft at Shannon Airport briefly drew weapons during an alleged planned and premeditated incursion by three pro-Palestinian activists. A US military aircraft parked overnight at the airport allegedly sustained criminal damage when it was spray-painted with green paint from a modified fire extinguisher mounted on top of a modified van in a taxi area on the airfield. The incident occurred on Saturday morning. The matter was brought before Ennis District Court during a special late-night sitting.
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