Land Mines

Land Mines Found in Airport Luggage

Land Mines
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At the top of things not to pack in your luggage: land mines. Apparently not everyone got the memo.

Multiple flights were delayed after four inert land mines were found in luggage at Salt Lake City International Airport.

Transportation Security Officials say Friday the land mines were found in luggage last week and forced security officials to delay four flights about 20 minutes. TSA officials say the land mines were bought as souvenirs by a member of the military who had been doing training at a military base in Utah. The land mines were determined to be inert and not dangerous.

OK, they were inert. Still, bombs and airplanes don’t tend to mix.

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