Story highlights Man arrested as he tried to go through security at Disney's Hotel New York, police say

Official: Man was not known by police or intelligence services and was carrying a Quran

Police say they're looking for a woman who was with the man

(CNN) A man who had luggage containing two firearms and ammunition was arrested Thursday at the entrance to a hotel near Disneyland Paris, and investigators are looking for a woman who was with him, police said.

The 28-year-old Paris man was arrested as he tried to go through security at Disney's Hotel New York , just outside the Paris-area amusement park, said Michel Le Prevost, deputy chief of criminal police of the French city of Meaux.

The man also was carrying a Quran, Le Prevost said. He told police during questioning that he was carrying the guns for his own protection, according to the deputy chief.

Police also are looking for a woman who was with him, Le Prevost said. Police retracted an earlier statement that the woman was in custody.

It's not immediately clear what, if anything, she was accused of.

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