Police find man with guns in luggage
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May 13, 2010, Thursday
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EGYPTIAN police have detained an American-Egyptian man who arrived in Cairo on a flight from New York with several weapons in his luggage, airport officials said yesterday.
The officials said the man was taken into custody as he tried to pass through customs with a metal box containing two 9mm handguns, 250 bullets, several swords, daggers and knives.
The box had been checked and the contents were discovered during a routine inspection upon arrival on an Egypt Air flight from New York's JFK International Airport, according to the officials. They said customs inspectors detained the man.
He was only identified as a botany teacher.
A police official confirmed the man was questioned by State Security Apparatus agents and the case had been turned over to prosecutors.
The officials said the man was taken into custody as he tried to pass through customs with a metal box containing two 9mm handguns, 250 bullets, several swords, daggers and knives.
The box had been checked and the contents were discovered during a routine inspection upon arrival on an Egypt Air flight from New York's JFK International Airport, according to the officials. They said customs inspectors detained the man.
He was only identified as a botany teacher.
A police official confirmed the man was questioned by State Security Apparatus agents and the case had been turned over to prosecutors.
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