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News: El Al plants handgun in passenger's bag
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3517570.stm
An air passenger was stunned to find a handgun in his luggage after a flight with Israel's national carrier El Al. The man discovered the weapon while unpacking in Israel after a visit to Germany, reports Israeli daily Haaretz. He immediately reported the find to the police only to be told that the weapon, which had been de-activated, was part of a security drill for airline staff. Security officers sometimes put replica guns in luggage to keep bag checkers on their toes, Haaretz says. In theory, the weapon would be discovered during checks and removed, leaving passengers none the wiser. This handgun, however, appears to have slipped through the net. -- Simon Elliott http://www.ctsn.co.uk/ |
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News: El Al plants handgun in passenger's bag
Simon Elliott wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3517570.stm An air passenger was stunned to find a handgun in his luggage after a flight with Israel's national carrier El Al. The man discovered the weapon while unpacking in Israel after a visit to Germany, reports Israeli daily Haaretz. He immediately reported the find to the police only to be told that the weapon, which had been de-activated, was part of a security drill for airline staff. Security officers sometimes put replica guns in luggage to keep bag checkers on their toes, Haaretz says. In theory, the weapon would be discovered during checks and removed, leaving passengers none the wiser. This handgun, however, appears to have slipped through the net. Or, maybe the security people looked at it and felt there was no danger carrying an inoperable gun in checked baggage. |
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