TSA officers stopped two grenades from getting on a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport.
A TSA spokesperson said the two inert grenades were removed from a checked bag on Tuesday morning.
The traveler told officials that his friend said he could take them on a plane, but the TSA spokesperson says grenades — live or inert — cannot fly.
.@TSA removed these two grenades from a checked bag at @PITairport this morning. Fortunately they were inert. Either way, live or inert, these can’t fly! The traveler said his friend told him that he could take them on a plane. With friends like that, . . . pic.twitter.com/PmY00gkp2A
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) July 9, 2024
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