TSA: Daggers hidden in book at Reagan Airport

By: Barry Leibowitz
Topics: Daily Blotter

The Transportation Safety Administration says a passenger tried to board a plane at Reagan-Washington Airport with a hollowed-out book containing two daggers, pictured above

/ WUSA

(CBS/AP) WASH, D.C. - The Transportation Security Administration says officers found two throwing daggers hidden in a hollowed-out book at a checkpoint at Reagan-Washington National Airport.

What could be more suspicious these days than a person with an actual book?

A TSA spokesman says a passenger was stopped Monday when officers found the knives in the person's carry-on bag during X-ray screening, CBS affiliate WUSA reported. The daggers measured just over a half-foot long and were hidden in the hard-cover book.

The passenger was flying to Chicago and surrendered the knives and book.

WUSA reports there are no plans to file charges, since investigators determined the passenger was not a security threat.

Why the person was transporting the knives hasn't been made clear.

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by gdinsb December 22, 2011 11:38 AM EST: "WUSA reports there are no plans to file charges, since investigators determined the passenger was not a security threat."

So they are saying the perp was white and male, probably with a "good" job? If he was anything resembling a terrorist or other stereotypical criminal profile, he'd be in jail now.; Reply to this comment

by FoolKiller December 22, 2011 10:02 AM EST

"The daggers measured just over a half-foot long"... that's 6 inches for those of you that went to public school. Making the blades 4" or less... not even considered a weapon in a lot of jurisdictions. Big deal.

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by Well_You_Aint_Me December 22, 2011 10:39 AM EST: Remember you are not supposed to be carrying knives onto airplanes?

And yes, I can kill you with a 4" blade. I can cause serious harm with an even smaller blade.


by FoolKiller December 22, 2011 12:17 PM EST: Well_You_Aint_Me - So you consider this front page news? Or did you just see an opportunity to beat your chest in public?