USA ONE CITIZEN WAS ARRESTED AT ISLAMABAD AIRPORT BY PAKISTAN AUTHORITIES WHO WAS TRYING TO BOARD FLIGHT CARRYING AMMUNITION Islamabad: A United States citizen was arrested at Islamabad airport on Friday for attempting to board a plane carrying ammunition, Pakistan officials said, in the second such case since May. The man, who was identified by police and airport security as a US security trainer, was passing through security checks at Benazir Bhutto International Airport when he was caught with 15 rounds for a 9mm handgun. Muhammad Fayaz, a police officer deputed at the airport, said: The Airport Security Force (ASF) has handed over to us a US national after recovering a magazine and 15 bullets from him. The bullets and magazine were discovered through a scanning machine. An airport security official told a news agency that the man was set to travel by Etihad flight EY-232 from Islamabad to Abu Dhabi and onward to the United States. He is residing in the US embassy as a security trainer, the official said. A spokesman for the US embassy was not immediately able to provide confirmation of the arrest.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:24:46 +0000
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