TSA: Grenades found in passenger's bag

The Transportation Security Administration said it recently discovered multiple grenades in a passenger's bag at Newark, N.J.'s Liberty International Airport.

The grenades, which were discovered last Saturday, were not live, TSA said, and operations at the New Jersey airport were not affected. The agency said the items were confiscated from the passenger, who was flying to Belgium.

TSA said the grenade incident served as a reminder that passengers should check their bags for things that are on the agency's prohibited items list, which includes hand grenades and other types of explosives like dynamite, fireworks and flares.

"As a reminder, passengers can review the prohibited items list on the TSA homepage or they can download the free MyTSA application from the TSA homepage at www.tsa.gov to be able to have the prohibited items list on their SmartPhone or iPad," a TSA spokesman said in an email.  

"Passengers can also use our 'Can I bring…' search engine on www.tsa.gov if they have questions, and yes, if you enter 'hand grenade,' you will be informed that they are prohibited," he continued.

The agency also recently released a series of reports of weapons it discovered that were concealed as common items like a credit card and a cellphone.

Here is a photo of the grenades, courtesy of the TSA:

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