But the screeners did take away the bottle of water next to it.
The unannounced inspection by TSA officials took place early last week. The airport’s security measures failed in five of seven tests, most of the problems occurring at the passenger checkpoint, the sources said.
In one test, TSA inspectors hid the components of a fake bomb in carry-on luggage that also contained a bottle of water. Passengers are prohibited from carrying containers holding more than three ounces of liquids, gels or aerosols through airport checkpoints.
The screeners at Albany International confiscated the water bottle but missed the bomb. In all, the inspectors slipped four banned items through the main checkpoint during the test, sources said.
(via Boing Boing)
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3 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.“They trained us how to recognize water bottles and shoes, but they didn’t say nuttin’ about no bombs.”
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So instead of working on fixing the 90% failure rate, they work on the leak? Yay for priorities.
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The cynic in me says there is no way to protect our planes, too big a job, too many knuckleheads doing the work.
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