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Saboteur at Ireland’s Shannon Airport Uses Hatchet to Damage U.S. Military Aircraft

HeadlineApr 13, 2026

In Ireland, a man climbed onto the roof of a U.S. military aircraft as it was parked at Shannon Airport on Saturday, using a hatchet to sabotage its wing and fuselage. Police said they arrested a man in his forties, but did not identify him. His action caused extensive damage to the $75 million C-130 Hercules military transport. Shannon Airport is the frequent site of protests demanding the Irish government end U.S. military-chartered flights and weapons shipments to Israel.

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