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Man Arrested After Claiming to Have Bomb in Bag at O'Hare, Chicago Police Say

A man is in custody after claiming to have a bomb in his bag at O'Hare International Airport on Friday, authorities said.

The man was arrested in Terminal one, Chicago Police Department spokesperson Tom Ahern said in a Tweet posted at 12:19 p.m.

According to Ahern, comb and arson detectives did not find any explosives.

No further information was immediately available.

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