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TSA agents find sword inside oblivious traveller’s cane.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said a traveller at a Boston airport security checkpoint was shocked to learn his cane contained a sword.
As the 70-year old man went through security at Boston Logan International Airport, TSA officers found a hidden sword in a cane the man was carrying.
The Massachusetts resident claimed he had no idea the blade was there.
The man was questioned by the Massachusetts State Police, and after surrendering the cane, he was cleared to catch his flight to New York City.
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“Yesterday @TSA officers @BostonLogan discovered this hidden blade inside of a cane. When questioned by @MassStatePolice the man claimed he had no idea the blade was in there. After surrendering the cane, he was cleared to continue. #travelfail,” the TSA wrote on Twitter.
According to the TSA, blades concealed in everyday objects are often found during security screenings.
Last Thursday, TSA officials confiscated a blade inside a hairbrush handle from a passenger at the Ithaca Tompkins regional airport in upstate New York.
“Some carry-on items may be prohibited even if they appear not to be, like a cane with a hidden sword,” the TSA says on its website.
