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Japanese man arrested at Hawaii airport for allegedly carrying inert grenades in luggage

This image provided by the Hawaii Police Department shows two grenades
This image provided by the Hawaii Police Department shows two grenades. Operations at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport were halted when security screeners spotted two items that looked like grenades in a carry-on bag belonging to a man from Japan. Photograph: AP

A Japanese man was arrested at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport after security screeners allegedly spotted two items in his bag that looked like grenades, but which turned out to be “inert”, said local police.

“Personnel responded to a report by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff that two items resembling grenades were detected during x-ray screening within a carry-on bag”, a statement from the Hawaii Police Department said.

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