An authoritative source told KUNA that security authorities have been searching the plane to know whether the Iraqi gunman was accompanied by others. The gunman is being questioned to know his real motives.Gun found in bag of Iraqi woman, plane flies safely
A Gulf Air passenger plane took off to Manama safely from Damascus International Airport on Tuesday after the flight was delayed due to location of a gun in a bag, a Bahraini diplomatic source said. The source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the flight was delayed after the Syrian authorities detained seven Iraqi women who tried to board the plane with a gun concealed in one of their bags.
Preliminary interrogations revealed that a man, who did not show up at the air facility, was expected to accompany them on the flight. The women and the suspicious male carried Australian passports. The gun was laden into a toy in one of the bags of the women. Earlier reports indicated at arrest of a man who tried to fly aboard the plane with the concealed gun.