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TSA finds sharp "mutant blades" in carry-on bag at Seattle airport
Yahoo • • business
Key Points:
- Two TSA agents at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport discovered unusual sharp blades resembling a mix between Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades while scanning a passenger's carry-on luggage.
- The agents, Douglas Linn and Dennis Oishi, were surprised by the discovery, with Linn stating he had never seen anything like it in his two years with TSA.
- The passenger claimed to have forgotten the item was in their bag and voluntarily gave up the blades at the security checkpoint.
- TSA used the incident to remind travelers that such dangerous items are prohibited in carry-on bags and should be packed in checked luggage instead.
- Supervisory TSA officer Ann Rhoades described the blades as some of the most unusual items she had encountered in her seven years with the agency.
