Dublin: A man was taken into custody on Saturday after breaching security at Ireland's Shannon Airport and damaging a parked US military transport plane with an axe. The incident led to a 30-minute suspension of all airport operations before armed police intervened.

The aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, had arrived from Kansas via Canada on Friday. According to authorities, the suspect scaled the airport’s perimeter fence to access the restricted area, where he struck the plane's fuselage and wing, causing significant damage.

Irish police confirmed the suspect is a man in his 40s and noted that an investigation is currently underway. This marks the third time a US military aircraft has been targeted at Shannon Airport since May of last year.

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