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on 05-Nov-01 09:27 AM
Nepali arrested in Chicago
A Nepali was arrested Saturday night at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as he tried to board a flight with nine knives, a can of Mace and a stun gun, CNN said quoting police. Subash Gurung, 27, may have some connection with two men who were detained Sept.12 in Texas as material witnesses in the investigation into the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, the CNN reported.
Gurung has been charged him with unlawful possession of a weapon and attempting to board an aircraft with a weapon, both misdemeanor charges. A security screener removed two knives from Gurung's pocket before he was allowed through the security checkpoint, said Monique Bond, a spokeswoman for Chicago's aviation department.
The other seven knives, the Mace and the stun gun were found in his carry-on luggage during a routine search before he boarded a United Airlines flight 1085 to Omaha, Nebraska, said Officer Thomas Donegan of the Chicago Police.
FBI agents questioned Gurung, who was taken to a holding facility in suburban Chicago, fingerprinted and processed, then released on bond, Donegan said. He is to appear in court December 19.
CNN said Gurung listed the same West Hollywood Avenue apartment address in Chicago as Ayub Ali Khan, a material witness in the September 11 attacks. Khan and Mohamed Jaweed Azmath were arrested September 12 in Fort Worth, Texas, on an Amtrak train heading to San Antonio, Texas. nepalnews.com br Nov.5
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