A separate police source said that the metal detector had rung out as the man passed through.
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The man was detained yesterday along with his female partner, who was cleared of complicity, the statement said.
France is on high alert after a devastating terror attack on Paris in November saw gunmen and suicide bombers target cafes a concert venue and the Stade de France national stadium leaving 130 dead and hundreds injured.
While most drew the immediate conclusion that a man arrested at Disneyland Paris with guns and a Koran had designs to commit a terrorist attack, the reality could be very different.
French police say two handguns were found during the arrest at one of the theme park’s hotels.
“Police were immediately warned and the individual was arrested”.
Police sources said local police in the Meaux region were handling the affair for the moment and France’s anti-terrorism squad had not so far been called in to help. His girlfriend was still being sought.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, which happened at the entrance to the four-star New York Hotel.
According to a source close to the investigation, the suspect was the joint manager of a brasserie in Paris’s 14arrondissement.
“Honestly, I’m taken aback”.
Police sources said he told them he bought the hand guns illegally a few years ago “to protect himself” due to “fears for his security”.
In January 2015, three days of terror gripped Paris as a series of attacks left 17 people dead, including an attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
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President Francois Hollande is seeking to extend France’s state of emergency for another three months, despite opposition from human rights groups.
