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It is believed that the weapon was brought into Birmingham on a flight from Frankfurt. The incident has brought fresh calls for tighter checks on security at Frankfurt airport, which was also involved in the Pan Am bomb which exploded over Lockerbie in 1988 and in the recent hijack of a plane by an Ethiopian student. Interview with Tom Powell of Birmingham Airport Customs and Excise about how the cleaner handed the gun straight over to Customs and how the police were involved immediately. Interview with Peter Snape, Labour MP for West Bromwich East, who believes that security at Frankfurt airport should be tightened up. Interview with safety campaigner Dr Jim Swire about the security breach. Close up shots of the Smith and Wesson revolver and rounds of ammunition. View of the Eurohub terminal at Birmiingham Airport. Graphic statement from the Department of Transport that they believe that the gun came from Frankfurt and that they are waiting for an explanation from the authorities in Bonn. ITN shot of the wreckage following the Lockerbie disaster. Shot of the hijacked Lufthansa aircraft at Frankfurt (ITN). (+ trims of the gun).
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