Egyptian Held at Beirut Airport for Trying to Travel Carrying Pistol
An Egyptian man was arrested Sunday at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport for attempting to board a plane while carrying a pistol and its ammunition, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
“Police screening officers detained Egyptian traveler B. A., 39, who intended to travel to Cairo while carrying a 9mm pistol and its ammunition,” NNA said.
“The airport's relevant security authorities began questioning him straightaway,” the agency added.
“The competent judicial authorities have been informed with the aim of taking the necessary legal measures against him,” NNA said.
The incident comes amid heightened security measures at Beirut's airport and around three weeks after Egyptian national Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa hijacked an EgyptAir plane in Egyptian airspace and forced it to divert to Cyprus.
Mostafa, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, demanded to see his Cypriot ex-wife and has since requested asylum on the Mediterranean island.
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