Fake bomb got past Newark airport screeners, report says

Fake bomb got past Newark airport screeners, report says

Published March 09, 2013
FoxNews.com

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  NEWARK, N.J. - An undercover Transportation Security Administration inspector reportedly brought a mock improvised explosive device stashed in his pants through two layers of security and was cleared to board a commercial flight last month.

The New York Post reports that the TSA's special operations team staged a mock intrusion at the airport on Feb. 25. The inspector brought the mock "bomb" through a magnetometer, which failed to detect the device, a source told the paper.
The other security check that failed to catch the mock device was a pat-down, according to the report.
New York Rep. Peter King called for an extensive security review at Newark Liberty Airport after a newspaper reported Friday that a simulated explosive got past screeners.

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