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Traveler Arrested For Bringing Inert Grenades In Carry-On Luggage

Passengers wait at the reopened terminal of Hamburg Airport following a security incident, in Hamburg

Authorities at an international airport in Hawaii arrested a traveler from Japan for 'terroristic threatening' after he allegedly brought two hand grenades in his carry-on luggage. The incident occurred at Hilo International Airport, leading to an evacuation and subsequent investigation by law enforcement.

The Hawaii Police Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed that the airport was evacuated on Tuesday morning following the discovery of two items resembling grenades during X-ray screening. The traveler, identified as Akito Fukushima from Kanazawa, Japan, was taken into custody for first-degree terroristic threatening.

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