NEW YORK ( AP) — Authorities say a screener at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport spotted a suspiciouslooking item in a carry- on bag, tested it for explosives and determined it did not pose a threat.
But the incident caused a security scare hours later.
Workers on the next shift saw the item, couldn’t figure out what it was — and called the bomb squad.
The TSA says the item was a homeopathic medical device that could be mistaken for two pipe bombs. It was discovered at 11:30 a.m. Monday.
The agency says the item wasn’t allowed through the checkpoint.
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