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"Man on Rome runway sparks security scare"
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Man on runway sparks security scare
Reuters
A MAN with a rucksack wandered onto the runway of Rome's second biggest
airport late yesterday, causing a security alert and the cancellation of
flights until this morning.
Airport sources described the man as an Ethiopian in a state of confusion
but gave no further details of his identity. Some Italian media said he was
Eritrean.
Alerted by the pilot of a postal aircraft who spotted the man on the runway,
police sealed off Ciampino airport, stopped the man and carried out a
controlled explosion on his rucksack, which turned out not to have contained
any explosives.
The airport reopened at 7.40am (3.40pm AEST) after five flights by Irish
low-cost carrier Ryanair were cancelled.
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