Man with explosives detained at Texas airport

MIDLAND, Texas?? An official in Texas says a man has been detained after entering an airport in Midland with explosives in military-grade wrapping.

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City of Midland spokeswoman Tasa Watts said Saturday she had no information on the suspect, who was taken into custody by the FBI. An FBI spokesman did not immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press.

NewsWest9 reports the suspect is active-duty military and was visiting his mother.

Watts says the explosives were found as the man was going into a terminal at Midland International Airport.

She says the incident happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A sweep was done and the airport terminal was cleared, and normal operations have resumed.

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