Knesset guards find gun in MK Kara's bag

Knesset guards securing the entrance to the parliament building in Jerusalem on Monday found a gun in Deputy Minister Ayoob Kara's bag. The guards informed the authorities of the incident.

"This is my own personal weapon, which I am licensed to carry," Kara (Likud) told Ynet. "I don't understand what all the commotion is about."

The MK said, "I forgot my bag in the car so I asked my driver to get it for me, but he apparently brought the wrong bag.

"I didn't know that it was prohibited to bring in a weapon. Now I know," he added.

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin has instructed head of security at the parliament building to investigate the incident.

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