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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) had a busy day on Wednesday when they found and confiscated a smoke bomb and a hand grenade that two separate passengers were trying to carry through security. Both items were detected and handled before there was any danger to other passengers.
Holy smokes! The @TSA team at @PITairport intercepted this smoke grenade in a traveler's carry-on bag yesterday. Had it been triggered, thick yellow smoke would have been everywhere! Yellow is just not a good look. And besides, you know that there's no smoking on a plane! pic.twitter.com/jx7ASALKnu
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) June 20, 2024
The TSA first posted about a smoke bomb that one passenger thought was acceptable to carry on. This device would have emitted thick, yellow smoke and certainly caused an issue in the airport (or even worse in flight).
Most people plan on having a blast on their trip, but this guy wasn't thinking along those lines when @TSA officers intercepted this grenade at the @PITairport checkpoint yesterday. Fortunately it was inert, however grenades, live or inert are not allowed on planes. pic.twitter.com/nyee6mmONH
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) June 20, 2024
The same day, TSA agents detected a hand grenade. It was inert, but troubling nonetheless. There is definitely something about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Last month, I wrote about how three guns were found in a passenger’s bag and last August I shared that a loaded firearm fell out of a man’s laptop bag.
Anthony’s Take: Leave the weapons at home, folks. These do not belong at the airport or on a plane. Kudos to the TSA for catching both of these items.
(Featured Image Credit: TSA via X.)
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