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>A group of pro-Palestinian activists have said three of its members were detained after they breached the perimeter of Shannon Airport.

>The group Palestine Action Éire said three of its activists “entered the airport runway” at Shannon in an attempt to inspect a US military plane.

>The airport suspended operations for an hour until 7.30pm.

>The three individuals are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Clare.

>It is believed that a white van crossed a grass area on the main road into the airport and crashed through the perimeter fence.

>It is understood that a number of people wearing orange jump suits, hard hats and scarves over their faces then entered the airport’s ‘air side’ area.

>They ran in the direction of a taxiway before were detected and quickly apprehended.

>Palestine Action Éire allege that the Omni Air Boeing 767-300 CRAF that landed at Shannon Airport on Thursday was aiding wars in the Middle East, including Israel and Yemen.

>The group said its claims are “contextualised by The Ditch’s investigative reporting”, which it said “confirms that US weapons and military personnel are regularly travelling to the Middle East”, including Israel, via Shannon Airport.

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