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.

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Simon Elliott
http://www.ctsn.co.uk/

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.