Men jailed for 'serious incident' outside airport
Five men have been jailed for a coordinated attack outside Bristol Airport that initially caused witnesses to fear a terrorist incident. The group rammed a vehicle carrying two victims before assaulting them with bats, resulting in serious injuries. The defendants pleaded guilty to violent disorder and received a combined prison sentence of 16 years and 10 months.
- ▪Five men were sentenced to a combined total of 16 years and 10 months in prison for violent disorder outside Bristol Airport.
- ▪The attackers rammed the victims' car at a roundabout before exiting their vehicles to assault the occupants with bats.
- ▪Police stated that the incident was targeted and planned, though they do not believe there is any wider risk to the public.
- ▪Three of the defendants also pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, while one was additionally convicted of shoplifting.
- ▪Witnesses at the scene initially believed the attack was an act of terror or a car-jacking, causing significant fear and disruption.
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Men jailed for 'serious incident' outside airportImage source, Avon and Somerset PoliceImage caption, (L-R) Able Marin, Florin Stan and Constantin Stan pleaded guilty to violent disorderByBeth CruseWest of EnglandPublished13 minutes agoFive men who carried out a serious attack outside Bristol Airport that holidaymakers thought was an "act of terror" have been jailed, police said.Vladamir Stan, 52, Able Marin, 21, Florin Stan, 28, Constantin Stan, 29, and Emanuel-Ronaldo Dumitru, 27, assaulted two men with bats after crashing into them on 21 February.The men pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Bristol Crown Court on 28 August and were jailed for a combined 16 years and 10 months.Det Con Charlotte Couch, from Avon and Somerset Police, said: "We understand the immense fear this incident…
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