Jet Passenger Accused of Carrying Bullets
A Sudanese man who flew from Washington to London was arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition and involvement in terrorism, police said. Airport security sources said he was carrying five bullets.
The 45-year-old man arrived at Heathrow Airport on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dulles International Airport and was in transit when he was arrested, a spokesman for London’s Metropolitan Police said. The man was trying to board a flight to Dubai.
Airport security sources said five bullets, which were being tested, were found when the man passed through a checkpoint.
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