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Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating the use of a Taser during the arrest of a 41-year-old man at the Edmonton International Airport Tuesday.

Police arrested the man on an outstanding warrant in the airport parkade after initially responding to distress calls for the man around 7 p.m., RCMP spokesman Fraser Logan said in a news release Thursday.

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The man was taken into custody and transported to the airport detachment where he became “extremely agitated” and RCMP officers were required to restrain him and take him through the airport, Logan said.

During police transport to a hospital, Logan said “an incident arose” prompting officers to stop the vehicle roadside and subdue the man with the use of a Taser.

Edmonton police and medical services attended the scene and the man was transported to hospital.

Both RCMP and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team are investigating, Logan said.