Screeners Spot, Lose Fake Bomb
I KNEW that the security color was wrong. Whoever made it puce?! Now it's red, to match their faces.
Training Exercise at Newark Airport Goes Awry
By WAYNE PARRY, AP
NEWARK, N.J. (Dec. 15) - Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted - and then lost - a fake bomb planted in luggage by a supervisor during a training exercise.
Despite an hours-long search Tuesday night, the bag, containing a fake bomb complete with wires, a detonator and a clock, made it onto an Amsterdam-bound flight. It was recovered by airport security officials in Amsterdam when the flight landed.
"This really underscores the importance of the TSA's ongoing training exercises," said Ann Davis, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for screening passengers and baggage for weapons and explosives.
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Ann drove from Washington to Newark for the press conference.
Training Exercise at Newark Airport Goes Awry
By WAYNE PARRY, AP
NEWARK, N.J. (Dec. 15) - Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted - and then lost - a fake bomb planted in luggage by a supervisor during a training exercise.
Despite an hours-long search Tuesday night, the bag, containing a fake bomb complete with wires, a detonator and a clock, made it onto an Amsterdam-bound flight. It was recovered by airport security officials in Amsterdam when the flight landed.
"This really underscores the importance of the TSA's ongoing training exercises," said Ann Davis, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for screening passengers and baggage for weapons and explosives.
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Ann drove from Washington to Newark for the press conference.
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