Man arrested after he allegedly claimed he had a bomb in his bag at a Chicago airport

CHICAGO — A man was arrested at Chicago O’Hare Airport Friday after he allegedly claimed to have a bomb in his bag.

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According to a tweet from Chicago Police Department spokesperson Tom Ahern, a man was arrested in Terminal 1 of the airport.

No further information has been released, according to WGN-TV.

The man said he had a bomb in his bag but after the Chicago Police Bomb Squad and Arson detectives searched the bag, no explosives were found, according to WMAQ.