Aww...I grew up watching Barry Switzer coaching the Sooners.
Posted on 10/16/2002 4:28:34 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
Dutch police have arrested a man carrying a gun in his hand luggage as he checked in for departure at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, a police spokeswoman said.
The weapon was found during standard safety checks on Wednesday, the spokeswoman said, adding Schiphol's police had started an investigation and questioned the man.
The spokeswoman would not comment on a statement by airline Air Malta, which said the detainee was a Maltese man who was due to board a flight to Malta.
"At this moment we won't give further details," she said.
Air Malta said that after the discovery of the revolver, all luggage that had been loaded onto the aircraft was taken off and screened before being loaded again.
The flight left 50 minutes behind schedule after security checks were completed, Air Malta said.
In July, Schiphol's police arrested an armed woman who was checking in for departure to the United States.
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