ATLANTA — A passenger boarding a Frontier flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport discovered a loaded gun magazine near her seat Sunday, the airline said.

The discovery happened Nov. 9 during the boarding process for Flight 4771, which was headed to Cincinnati.

"Customers were asked to deplane while a security sweep of the aircraft was conducted, along with additional passenger screening prior to the flight’s departure," a spokesperson for Frontier Airlines said in a statement.

According to Atlanta Police, officers responded around 4:30 p.m. to Gate C-6 at Concourse C to look into the matter. APD said the loaded magazine was found near seat 7A.

"The magazine, marked with the initials “K H," was found during boarding for the return flight to Cincinnati," APD said, add

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