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Sixteen domestic
and international flights were delayed for safety reasons at the
nation's busiest airport while the dog was on the loose for
three hours, a spokeswoman for Auckland Airport, Lisa Mulitalo,
told Reuters.
"The dog was clearly distressed and wouldn't let anyone near it
so the decision was made to shoot the dog," she said.
A police marksman killed the 10-month-old bearded-collie and
German shorthaired pointer cross called Grizz, which was in
training to detect explosives, said Mike Richards, a spokesman
for New Zealand's Aviation Security Service.
"Of course it was dark for most of the time it was on the run,
they tried everything they could, but just couldn’t lure the dog
back, I think it was just freaked out," he said.
Mulitalo said the backlog of delayed flights would likely be
cleared during the morning.
(Reporting by Tom Westbrook)
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