U.S. airport evacuated after serviceman found carrying explosives in bag
11:04, 1 January 2012
HOUSTON. January 1. KAZINFORM An airport terminal in the U.S. state of Texas was evacuated Saturday morning after a serviceman was found carrying explosives in his bag, Xinhua reported.
The man, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, was stopped at Midland International Airport when explosives were found in his carry-on baggage as it went through an X-ray machine.
The man was heading to a military base in North Carolina with his family, according to U.S. media reports.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that one of its officers found a suspicious item in the man's carry-on bag during an X-ray screening.
The checkpoint was closed for about one hour while officers investigated and removed the item, the statement said.
The man was detained by the FBI and was cooperating with investigators, according to reports.