Police quiz airport film group

POLICE have confirmed they are investigating an incident at Inverness Airport when four people, believed to be Iranians, were spotted filming in the early hours of the morning.

A security guard spotted the group, two men and two women, using a video camera from the car park at about 12:40am on 8 August. Later that day, 130 British and American marines arrived at Cameron Barracks in the city, ten miles from the airport, to begin a training exercise.

The group arrived by taxi and were dropped in the airport car park. The driver waited while they filmed near the terminal building, which had been closed for about two hours, before driving them away again. The guard immediately contacted police who later interviewed the group, but no arrests were made.

A police spokeswoman said a report had been received from airport security staff about people believed to be acting suspiciously. She said no arrests have been made but that inquiries into the incident are continuing. She could not confirm the group’s nationality.

She added: "It is thought that these persons may be foreigners to the area.

"We have a daily presence at the airport and take any such reports seriously."