A security checkpoint at the Detroit Metro Airport was shut down and evacuated when TSA officers found an inert grenade.

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The checkpoint was immediately closed while an explosives specialist and airport police examined the device and confirmed it was not a threat. Although the device was not live, TSA ...

The security checkpoint was evacuated and closed until a TSA explosive specialist and airport law enforcement determined the grenade was inert.

An inert grenade – which does not contain explosive materials – was confiscated June 15 at Detroit Metro, the TSA said.

On June 23 the Transportation Security Administration revealed a security checkpoint at a major airport in the United States was evacuated earlier in the month.

An inert grenade was found inside a carry-on bag at Detroit Metro Airport earlier this month, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

This inert grenade was discovered by TSA officers at a Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport security checkpoint on June 15. (Photo provided by Transportation Security Administration.) Photo ...

ROMULUS, Mich. – An inert grenade was discovered by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. According to authorities, the grenade was ...

An inert grenade found in a carry-on bag at DTW on June 15 prompted a checkpoint evacuation before officials confirmed there was no threat.

The TSA officers had detected the item on June 15 in a traveler’s carry-on bag during routine screening at the airport’s security checkpoint, the report said.