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Woman with gun arrested at airport

ORLANDO, Fla. — Police arrested a woman Thursday morning after airport security workers found a loaded firearm in her purse at Orlando International Airport.

The Transportation Security Administration discovered a .380 pistol in the bag of a woman who was escorting a passenger to a gate.

Airport police were notified and the woman was arrested.

Jon Allen with the Department of Homeland Security said in a release that 18 firearms have been discovered at OIA checkpoints this year.