Posted on 21 January 2010. Tags: plastic bag, prank, TSA, white powder
University of Michigan student Rebecca Solomon, 22, arrived January 5, 2010 at Philadelphia International Airport 90 minutes before takeoff to return from her holiday break and get back to school.
As a prank during scanning of carry-on luggage through scanning machines, a TSA worker allegedly pulled out of her carry-on, a small, clear plastic bag with white powder contained and asked, ‘Where did you get it?’
Terrified and following a few more questions, Rebecca started to cry. The TSA employee smiled and said he was just kidding.
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philly.com Daniel Rubin: It was no joke at security gate/ Jan. 21, 2010
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Posted on 17 January 2010. Tags: airline security, airport security, American Airlines, JFK Int'l Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, security breach, TSA
Jules Paul Bouloute, 57, of Haiti was arrested Saturday and charged with criminal trespass after opening a restricted door. The security breach apparently occurred when Bouloute, who arrived on a flight from Orlando, Fla., exited Kennedy’s Terminal 8, and opened a door that was supposed to be used only by airport workers.
The security breach and resolution delayed some flights for hours and caused hundreds of travelers to exit the terminal, wait for police to sweep through the building, and then return for a second security screening.
Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy International Airport | American Airlines
SOURCE: wcbstv Man Of Haitian Descent Arrested In Breach At JFK
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Posted on 03 January 2010. Tags: 'countries of interest', airport security, State sponsors of terror, TSA
Responding to the security threat of the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 bomber on Christmas Day, all travelers flying into the U.S. from 14 nations considered high risk will be patted down and have carry-on luggage searched indefinitely under new security procedures decision starting Monday, according to TSA.
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Posted on 03 January 2010. Tags: airport lockdown, airport security, Newark Liberty International, TSA
Newark Liberty International Airport — the second-largest hub for Continental Airlines — was locked down after an unidentified man walk through the wrong side of a checkpoint exit Sunday night.
Passengers who already achieved the ‘sterile’ side of the checkpoint had to be re-checked. Flights could be delayed by about two hours.
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Posted on 14 December 2009. Tags: airport screeners, airport screening, Internet gaffe, online gaffe, security breach, standard operating procedures, TSA
Confidential 93-page checklist manual for TSA airport screeners posted online. Document doesn’t show how to get around security measures.
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