An unclassified alert distributed by the Transportation Security Administration to federal air marshals, airport screeners, and the cops has been made public -- and it's raising a few eyebrows. Air travel security types are advised to be on the lookout -- keep a sharp eye -- for terrorists practicing smuggling explosives aboard planes. The alert gave four examples of these dry runs:
•In San Diego, a checked bag held two ice packs covered with duct tape with clay inside, instead of the normal blue gel ice.
•In Milwaukee, a carry-on bag contained wire coil, an electric switch, batteries, [and] three tubes all wrapped around a block of cheese -- the consistency of some explosives.
•In Houston, a checked bag contained a plastic bag, 9-volt battery, wires, pipes, and a block of a clay-like substance.
•In Baltimore, a couple checked a bag containing a block of cheese in one plastic bag... taped to another plastic bag... with a cellular phone charger.
Non VIOLENT answers pls, let's be...
2007-07-26
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