Cranberries Singer Arrested

DUBLIN:

Irish police arrested a woman reported to be
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan after
an alleged assault on aflight  from the
United States on Monday police said.

O'Riordan,who shot of fame as the lead
singer of the Cranberries in the 1990's
was detained at Shannon airport in
southeast Ireland on arrival on an Acr
Lingus flight from New York.

Police officers 'were called to meet the aircraft,
following an allegation of assault on an
Acr Lingus female air hostess"a police spokesman said.

A male mamber of an Gardai Siochana was also
assaulted during the course of the arrest.
"The air stewardess was brought to hospital
for treatment" the spokesmen said.

The singer and lead songwrier for the band,
which sold over 40 million albums worldwide,
was later released without charge.