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FBI: Airport Weapons Incident Likely Not Terrorism
Monday, November 5, 2001
(7:08 PM ET) (00:08 GMT)
The Cable News Network

CHICAGO -- CNN
There is no indication of any terrorist activity in a weekend incident in which a man tried to board a United Airlines flight armed with nine knives, a can of tear gas and a stun gun, federal investigators suggested Monday.

Subash Gurung, 27, passed through a security checkpoint Saturday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, with most of his weapons, officials said.

The weapons, which came to light during a routine baggage check before Gurung boarded a flight, prompted officials to suspend eight security workers, including a supervisor.

It also drew an angry response from Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who recommended that United Airlines be fined and that security personnel be given more training.

"When there are screwups, there's going to be a sting," Mineta told a Chicago news conference Monday.
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