Cork Airport Hijack Incident 22/05/2011

A man was arrested on Sunday 22nd of May after he stabbed a garda, hijacked his jeep and went on the rampage in Cork Airport, hijacking a second vehicle. The man produced a knife to a garda who stopped him on Patrick St in Cork city centre at around 4.30pm.

He slashed the garda across the face, hijacked his garda jeep and drove off, ramming several other vehicles and forcing terrified shoppers to dive for cover. He drove through the city centre, out the Southlink Road and up to Cork Airport, crashing through the security fence at the old terminal.

The man then hijacked an Airport Emergency Fire 4x4 vehicle after he produced a knife to the Firefighter. He rammed a garda car, injuring a garda inside. The garda's injuries are described as non life-threatening.

He was making his way towards an Aer Lingus plane which was boarding at the time when his vehicle broke down. The man was subdued by armed Gardai and arrested.

Fire Ireland would like to thank Oliver Wagemann for the use of these excellant photos

Click here for Youtube footage of the Incident