Man climbs onto US military aircraft in Ireland, attacks it with hatchet: report

A antheral was detained Saturday astatine Shannon Airport successful Ireland aft allegedly climbing onto the helping of a U.S. subject craft and attacking it with a hatchet, according to section reports.

Irish police, oregon Gardaí, said a antheral successful his 40s entered an unauthorized country of the airdrome successful County Clare and was arrested soon earlier 11 a.m. connected suspicion of transgression damage. Investigations are ongoing, Gardaí said.

The craft progressive was a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport level that had been parked connected a distant taxiway, Irish quality outlet The Journal reported.

Video circulating online appeared to amusement a antheral successful acheronian covering walking on the helping of the craft during the incident. He tin beryllium seen moving crossed the helping adjacent the engines and fuselage.

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules subject transport craft is seen connected the crushed astatine RAF Fairford successful Gloucestershire, England, connected March 18, 2026. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The breach raises renewed concerns astir information astatine Shannon Airport, which has experienced aggregate caller incidents involving unauthorized entree to restricted areas.

A spokesperson for Shannon Airport said the airdrome temporarily unopen down operations pursuing the breach.

"The airdrome suspended operations astatine astir 9:50 a.m. and operations resumed astatine 10:15 a.m.," the spokesperson said.

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The little closure caused insignificant disruption, with 2 departing flights delayed and 1 incoming craft placed successful a holding signifier earlier landing soon aft 10:20 a.m., The Journal reported.

Authorities including airdrome police, Gardaí and Irish Defence Forces unit responded to the scene, The Journal reported. Armed officers and specializer units were besides deployed.

Officials carried retired a hunt of the airdrome perimeter to find however the fishy gained entree to the restricted area.

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A U.S. Air Force transport craft sits connected the runway astatine Shannon Airport successful County Clare, Ireland, during a information cognition for the accomplishment of then-President Donald Trump. (Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)

According to The Journal, the incidental is the latest successful a drawstring of caller information breaches astatine Shannon Airport.

In November, 3 radical were arrested aft a van breached airdrome information and entered a restricted area. In May past year, different conveyance crashed done a perimeter fence, forcing a impermanent shutdown. Weeks later, 3 women were arrested aft allegedly accessing the airfield and damaging an aircraft.

Authorities person not said whether Saturday’s incidental is linked to those anterior breaches.

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File photograph of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arriving astatine Shannon Airport successful Ireland aboard Air Force One. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Shannon Airport has been the tract of predominant anti-war protests for years implicit its usage by the U.S. military, dating backmost to the Iraq War era.

Fox News Digital reached retired to U.S. Air Forces successful Europe for comment.