Smoke grenade found in passenger's carry-on at New York airport

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Oct, 08:18 · Archive

TSA officers at Watertown International Airport discovered a spent M18 smoke grenade in a traveller's carry-on bag.

TSA officers at Watertown International Airport in New York discovered a spent M18 smoke grenade inside a traveller's carry-on bag during security screening. The weapon was illegally concealed, and a TSA official expressed surprise at the discovery, saying they were 'very stunned when I saw the item on the screen'.

Fox News reported that the passenger had provided an explanation for the presence of the grenade, though the nature of that excuse was not detailed in the available reporting.

Smoke grenade found in passenger's carry-on at New York airport — Image: New York Post

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NY airport X-ray exposes dangerous weapon illegally concealed in passenger’s carry-onNew York Post · 3 Oct, 08:03
Airport X-ray exposes dangerous weapon illegally concealed in passenger's carry-onFox News · 3 Oct, 03:10

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