Ohio: TSA officers discover prohibited replicas of explosive devices at airport security checkpoints

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two Ohio airports discovered prohibited replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoint during routine screening in one week.

A training aid anti-tank mine was discovered at Dayton International Airport on June 3, and a realistic replica pipe bomb was detected at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus on June 8.

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Source: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)


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