Inert grenade causes security scare at Detroit Metro Airport
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The discovery of an inert grenade in a passenger’s bag brought a part of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to a standstill on Thursday night.
"As a precaution, passenger screening was stopped and a perimeter was established," a spokeswoman for the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement.
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The device’s owner identified himself as an active service member and claimed the grenade was inert.
“After a K9 sweep of the area, it was determined the object was an inert grenade,” the airport authority confirmed.
The traveler was cited for disorderly conduct, the Detroit Free Press reported.
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Normal operations resumed by 7:30 p.m., or just under an hour after the device was discovered.
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A similar incident was reported at the Newark Liberty International Airport in January, during which a passenger en route to military training was found with a gold-colored grenade.
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“Perhaps train guys not to pack grenades,” the TSA joked at the time.