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Illinois man caught with loaded gun at Eastern Iowa Airport

The man was was carrying a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his backpack.
Credit: Transportation Security Administration

An Illinois man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers Tuesday at the Eastern Iowa Airport after a loaded .380 caliber handgun was detected in his backpack.

TSA officials contacted local police who responded to the checkpoint. The man was detained by police and questioned. He told police he was not aware the loaded gun was inside his backpack.

This is the second gun in a two-week time period that TSA officials have detected a gun at an airport checkpoint.

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