Slovakia Pays Innocent Flier Planted With Explosives in Failed Security Test
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Slovakia has compensated a man who unwittingly carried hidden explosives in his luggage on a flight to Ireland after a failed airport security test.
A policeman slipped 3.4 ounces of plastic explosive into the check-in luggage of an unsuspecting passenger at Poprad-Tatry Airport in a sniffing dog test in January.
But instead of being detected, the small package ended up on a flight to Dublin.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Passenger Stefan Gonda, who had not known of the explosives, was detained by Irish police for several hours.
Interior Ministry spokesman Lucia Garajova said Thursday the ministry has paid Gonda $23,130 compensation for damages he suffered.