Archive for February 20th, 2008

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Passenger Arrested with Box Cutter in Hollow Book

21-year old Benjamin Baines, Jr. was arrested on Sunday at Tampa International Airport after a TSA screener found a box cutter in a hollowed-out book in his backpack. The photograph at right was provided by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.
According to a report from the TSA, the books in Baines' backpack included "Muhammad in […]

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