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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man from Altoona was stopped with a loaded handgun Thursday at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
A TSA officer saw the gun in the man's backpack as it went through a security X-ray machine. The officer called Allegheny County police, who took the gun and held the man for questioning.
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The 9mm handgun, loaded with 15 bullets, is the 34th handgun found by TSA agents this year, which ties the number of firearms caught in 2018.
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