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Hawaii Airport Evacuated After Inert Grenades Found in Japanese Traveler's Carry-On

The discovery led to a brief halt in operations and the arrest of the traveler on terroristic threatening charges.

  • Transportation Security Administration staff detected the grenades during x-ray screening.
  • The items were found to be inert, causing no actual threat.
  • The traveler, Akito Fukushima, was arrested and remains in custody.
  • Airport operations resumed approximately an hour after the evacuation.
  • Authorities remind the public that replicas of explosives are prohibited in luggage.
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