Traveler Caught With Replica Grenade At Newark Airport
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Another passenger was caught with a fake grenade at Newark Liberty International Airport.
TSA officials want to remind travelers even replicas are not allowed on planes.
The right way to pack a grenade is not to pack it at all. Passenger at @EWRairport had this in his checked bag on Saturday. @TSA contacted police, who removed man from plane for questioning. Explosives experts determined that it was a realistic replica, also not allowed on planes pic.twitter.com/LCtUtnnzFq
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) July 29, 2019
"The right way to pack a grenade is not to pack it at all," a TSA public affairs spokesperson tweeted Monday.
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Agents found the fake grenade Saturday inside a man's checked back. He was removed from his flight and questioned.