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

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport detected an inert grenade during routine screening at the airport’s security checkpoint last week.

It caused a closure and evacuation of the area 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.

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

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.

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