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Sunday, July 27, 2025
Man arrested after shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ aboard easyJet flight to Scotland
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCounterterrorism agents are investigating after a man was arrested off an easyJet flight as it arrived in the Scottish city of Glasgow, police say.
“We received a report of a man causing a disturbance on a flight arriving in Glasgow around 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, 27 July, 2025,” Police Scotland say in a statement. “Officers boarded the plane on its arrival and a 41-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody. Enquiries are continuing.”
Unverified videos spreading online appear to show a man standing up at the back of the plane shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) before being tackled to the ground by a passenger.
EasyJet flight U2609 declared an emergency on approach to Glasgow this morning due to an unruly passenger making threats
The aircraft, operating a scheduled flight from Luton to Glasgow, landed safely at 08:25 BST. The passenger was removed from the aircraft by police. ????@nyssa7 pic.twitter.com/iF7uSNPsHO
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Police say they are “aware of videos circulating online and these are being assessed by counterterrorism officers.”
EasyJet confirms in a statement sent to AFP that a passenger had been removed today from flight EZY609 from Luton to Glasgow “due to their behavior onboard.”
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