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Man arrested for trying to bring ninja stars onto plane in NYC

This May 9, 2016 panel of photos released by the Transportation Security Administration shows a dagger and several martial arts weapons confiscated at at TSA checkpoint Saturday, May 7, 2016 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Transportation Security Administration via AP

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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