Plastic swords farce at Charles de Gaulle

***Brian Turner*** · 09-07-2004, 09:06 PM

Two-year-old twins from the UK had their plastic toy swords seized at a French airport, say their parents. Olivia and Eva Ryan, from Luton, Beds, were waiting with their parents to check in at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a trip to EuroDisney.

The children's father, Peter Ryan, said French officials classed the swords as replica weapons.

He said the family tried to stress they went with Peter Pan outfits and would be difficult to replace.

Mr Ryan told the BBC: "When the swords were taken away the children burst into tears.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...ts/3879495.stm

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*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,671	Plastic swords farce at Charles de Gaulle Two-year-old twins from the UK had their plastic toy swords seized at a French airport, say their parents. Olivia and Eva Ryan, from Luton, Beds, were waiting with their parents to check in at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a trip to EuroDisney. The children's father, Peter Ryan, said French officials classed the swords as replica weapons. He said the family tried to stress they went with Peter Pan outfits and would be difficult to replace. Mr Ryan told the BBC: "When the swords were taken away the children burst into tears. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...ts/3879495.stm __________________ SEO specialist

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