iStockA man has appeared in court charged with endangering the safety of a Glasgow-bound aircraft.
Police boarded the EasyJet plane, which had travelled from Luton, after it landed at 8.20am on Sunday and arrested a 41-year-old man.
Counter-terrorism police have been investigating footage appearing to show a man on an aircraft shouting “death to America, death to Trump” and “Allahu Akbar” – an Arabic phrase meaning “God is great”.
He is then tackled by two men and pinned to the floor of the plane.
Abhay Nayak, from Luton, appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court facing one count of assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft.
The 41-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Nayak is due to make a second appearance in court within the next eight days.
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