Press Releases & Updates 2006
8th August 2006
Third Strike for Prestwick as Weapons Inspectors Again Gain Access to US Military Plane
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Hot on the heels of three Trident Ploughshares Weapons Detectives getting into a US Air Force plane on Monday, another team, also searching for evidence of War Crimes, got into another US military plane at Prestwick in the early hours of this morning.
Both groups aimed to gain further evidence to support that reported by a group of Citizens Weapons Inspectors who went into Prestwick Airport on Saturday night - making it the third time in four days that Prestwick has been inspected by concerned citizens. A total of 17 people will now be in police custody as a result of these actions.
Tonight’s inspectors searched a USAF Air National Guard plane and examined documentation and manuals before moving on to attempt to examine a Polar Air aircraft that was also present. Polar Air are a known military contractor.
International Weapons Inspectors
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The five inspectors were Ludwig Appeltans from Belgium, Richard McKean, Joe McLoughlin and Pippa Robertson, all from Scotland and Anna-Linnéa Rundberg from the Aland Islands in Finland.
More information available from 0845 45 88 361
A photo of the team prior to setting off is available from here
Last updated: 7th August 2006
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