Footage showing a group of people involved in a fight at Belfast International Airport, armed with what appears to be metal poles, has been widely shared on social media.
However, police arrived on the scene within three minutes, a Belfast International Airport spokesperson has said.
The fight occurred on Saturday evening and the footage shows baskets being thrown and poles being used in a menacing manner.
“The incident, in its entirety, lasted seven minutes with police arriving on scene within three minutes.
“The rapid intervention of police was not captured in the videos posted on social media.
“Airport police, PSNI and staff are to be commended for their professionalism in dealing with this incident in such a swift manner.
“A police investigation into this incident is continuing,” said an airport spokesperson.
A PSNI spokesman said: “PSNI provided assistance to airport police following a report of an incident at Belfast International Airport yesterday evening. The matter is being dealt with by airport police.”
Absolute Mayhem at @belfastairport this evening. #nosecurity #belfast #20minriot @StephenNolan pic.twitter.com/P31HvmjgJo
— kirk rutherford (@kirkerbelfast) February 2, 2019
Posted by Astrit Zekaj on Saturday, 2 February 2019