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The Airports Authority is refuting claims on social media that an armed man tried to gain access to a flight at the Piarco Airport, however it did confirm that a man tried to gain access to an unauthorised part of the airport and was later arrested.

A media release from the Authority said at about 5.10 pm on July 18, the man tried to get into a restricted area of the Piarco International Airport.

Personnel who were nearby at the time raised an alarm and, in accordance with security procedures, he was detained by security.