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.

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.

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

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