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| Man held after gun found on plane | Man held after gun found on plane |
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| A 39-year-old man was arrested after a gun was found in baggage on a plane at Blackpool Airport. | A 39-year-old man was arrested after a gun was found in baggage on a plane at Blackpool Airport. |
| Officers boarded the aircraft, which had travelled from Girona in Spain, after it touched down on Friday. | Officers boarded the aircraft, which had travelled from Girona in Spain, after it touched down on Friday. |
| Security staff were given an anonymous tip off that someone on board had a handgun in baggage in the hold. | |
| Officers found a blank-firing firearm and some ammunition but they are stressing the incident is not related to terrorism. The man was bailed. | |
| The man, who is from Blackpool, was arrested on suspicion of firearm offences and offences under the Aviation Security Act. | |
| He was arrested after the flight arrived at the resort's airport on Friday afternoon and officers searched his baggage. | |
| After being questioned by detectives he was later released on police bail pending further inquiries. | |
| A spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said: "At this stage officers are not treating the incident as terrorist related nor do we believe the gun was intended to be passed on to anyone else." |