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

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

Irish police, aliases Gardaí, said a man successful his 40s entered an unauthorized area of nan airdrome successful County Clare and was arrested soon earlier 11 a.m. connected suspicion of criminal damage. Investigations are ongoing, Gardaí said.

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

Video circulating online appeared to show a man successful acheronian clothing stepping on nan helping of nan craft during nan incident. He tin beryllium seen moving crossed nan helping adjacent nan engines and fuselage.

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules subject carrier craft is seen connected nan 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 knowledgeable aggregate caller incidents involving unauthorized entree to restricted areas.

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

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

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

Authorities including airdrome police, Gardaí and Irish Defence Forces personnel responded to nan scene, The Journal reported. Armed officers and master units were besides deployed.

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

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

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

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

Authorities person not said whether Saturday’s incident 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 nan tract of predominant anti-war protests for years complete its use by nan U.S. military, making love backmost to nan Iraq War era.

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