NEW YORK — A Connecticut man has been arrested after authorities say he tried to bring martial arts weapons, including throwing stars, onto a plane in New York City.
The Transportation Security Administration says its officers stopped the man at a LaGuardia Airport checkpoint on Saturday after they detected weapons in his carry-on luggage.
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TSA says the New Haven resident was carrying a dagger and several other weapons, including three throwing knives, a traditional throwing star and an expandable throwing star, also known as ninja stars.
Airport police confiscated the weapons and arrested the man. TSA hasn’t released his identity.
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