Security at Vienna Airport suspected of human trafficking, Britain's G4S sacks employee


  • World
  • Tuesday, 26 May 2015

VIENNA (Reuters) - Private security staff at Vienna Airport are suspected of smuggling refugees, mainly Sri Lankans, through security checks onto flights to the United States and Britain, Austrian prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Police are investigating 13 private security staff operating at Vienna Airport over suspicions they abused their access to security systems. One man from Poland and another from Sri Lanka have been placed in custody pending an investigation.

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