Security officers on the TU/e campus spotted the weapon and alerted the police. Officers investigated the residence in student housing complex Aurora on Wednesday afternoon. The firearm was found, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be a toy gun that closely resembled a real weapon.

It had been ordered through the Chinese web shop Temu, the Eindhovens Dagblad reports. The owner, an international TU/e student, was required to surrender the fake weapon. Because the student had not threatened anyone with it, police did not make an arrest.

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