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2005-09-23 Britain

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#1 Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A man who breached security today at Manchester Airport in northwestern England has been detained under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act, police said. The man abandoned a car near a security checkpoint and ran 200 meters (656 feet) onto the airport's ``apron,'' Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Thomas of the Greater Manchester Police said at a televised news conference in the city.

Officers chased the man to within 60 meters of a plane and a ``violent struggle'' ensued, Thomas said. They used a Taser stun gun, which delivers 50,000-volt charges, to detain the man and a British Army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on a briefcase he was carrying, Thomas said. The briefcase contained clothing, papers and a passport, Thomas said. Police later said the man is 31, without providing further identification. The British Broadcasting Corp. reported that he is of Asian appearance and doesn't speak much English.

Initially held under the Terrorism Act, the man was taken to a station in Greater Manchester for questioning, and was also examined by doctors ``to ascertain if he is suffering from an illness,'' Thomas said.

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