A cab driver from Irving was arrested Sunday after a bomb squad removed suspicious materials from his apartment.Sharif Ahmed Nour, 41, was charged with possession of prohibited weapons after the FBI determined that the unspecified didn't add up to a federal offense. Irving firefighters found the materials after extinguishing a small fire at Nour's home in the 3600 block of Block Drive, near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force assisted in the investigation. The materials were ultimately determined not to be an imminent threat. Nour is originally from Somalia and has been driving cabs at the airport for years, a friend told WFAA-TV (Channel 8).
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