Transport Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) discovered an inert grenade inside a male passenger's carry-on luggage while he was attempting to pass through the security ...
TSA agents identified the grenade during routine screening at LaGuardia Airport and confirmed it was a real, yet inert, ...
The grenade was found to be inert, TSA said. That means the grenade is a safe training tool that has been hollowed out so it does not explode, according to the United States Marine Corps.
However, the team said a closer inspection found it was an inert training mine which needed to be removed. Coastguard and Royal Navy crews removed the device the following day. A Facebook post ...
An inert grenade found in a passenger's luggage at LaGuardia Airport caused a stir but was deemed safe and kept for training.
The explosive device was deemed non-functional, and such inert grenades are often used as training tools by the United States Marine Corps. Get all the latest aviation news from Simple Flying!