FBI officials on Sunday were forced to detain a man who claimed to be an active member of the U.S. military after explosives wrapped in military-grade wrapping were discovered as he passed through a security checkpoint at Midland International Airport in Texas.

The event occurred at 9am and was discovered as security checkpoint officials noticed a strange item during the x-ray process.

FBI officials are not revealing where the man was being held, what is known is that the man and his family were visiting relatives in Texas and were on their way home to North Carolina when the TSA discovered the explosive materials.

Officials were forced to close the security checkpoint for one hour while they investigated the material and then removed it.

At this time it’s still not clear exactly what type of explosives were discovered and local police have declined to discuss whether the man is actually a member of active military.

According to American Airlines the man and his family were scheduled to depart out of Dallas-Fort Worth on American Eagle flight 3283 at 9:45 a.m.

Perhaps this soldier didn’t read the report about his fellow serviceman having their guns confiscated even though they didn’t have any bullets to fire. I have a feeling carrying military grade explosives onto a plan brings more worry for concern then a bunch of empty guns.

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According to WAToday, the whale was killed by explosives detonated near its brain.

Why waste a perfectly good shot of sedatives and medicine when you have ready access to explosives

(img credit: ABC News/ DEC)

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