Bullet discovered on commercial jet at major airport sparks security scare

A azygous slug discovered successful an overhead bin connected a United Airlines Boeing 737 astatine Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused a important information delay.

The incidental occurred Feb. 17 connected a formation bound for Miami. The level was declared a transgression scene, and was searched and cleared by authorities earlier departing aft a astir three-hour delay.

"On Tuesday, United Flight 1511 underwent a information expanse aft a slug was discovered successful an overhead bin anterior to the flight’s departure," United Airlines told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

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"Security unit cleared the aircraft, which aboriginal departed for Miami," the company's connection concluded.

United Flight 1511 had been owed to depart from Newark astatine 2:07 p.m. section time, according to information shared connected FlightAware.

A azygous slug was discovered successful an overhead bin astatine Newark Liberty International Airport recently. That led to a hold successful departure.  (Eduardo Munoz)

After astir 3 hours, the level took disconnected astatine 4:49 p.m. 

It landed successful Miami astatine 7:33 p.m. 

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It is inactive chartless however the slug entered the craft compartment aft aggregate screening procedures astatine Newark. 

"Security unit cleared the aircraft, which aboriginal departed for Miami." 

TSA rules strictly prohibit firearms successful carry-on baggage. 

Ammunition indispensable beryllium unloaded, locked successful a hard-sided instrumentality and declared to the hose astatine the check-in antagonistic arsenic checked baggage, according to the agency. 

TSA rules strictly prohibit firearms successful carry-on baggage. (iStock)

Firearm magazines and ammunition clips, loaded oregon empty, request to beryllium securely boxed oregon included wrong a hard-sided lawsuit containing an unloaded firearm.

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"TSA does not confiscate detected firearms successful carry-on bags. Screening officers notify instrumentality enforcement, who whitethorn instrumentality possession of the firearm and find further action," according to the authorities website.

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This is not the archetypal clip a rider has seemingly tried to conceal ammunition astatine Newark airport.

Passengers specified arsenic those shown supra endured a astir three-hour delay. (Mike Segar)

A Mississippi antheral was arrested successful Oct. 2024 aft TSA officers intercepted disassembled weapon parts concealed successful a footwear and a Lego box. 

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An "officer detected the afloat disassembled 9mm firearm successful a carry-on container astatine a checkpoint successful Terminal A arsenic the man’s duffle container entered the checkpoint X-ray machine," according to a TSA connection astatine the time.

"Security unit cleared the aircraft, which aboriginal departed for Miami," United Airlines said successful a statement. (iStock)

"The weapon framework was jammed successful the bottommost of a footwear beneath a sock … The gun’s slide, outpouring and weapon mag loaded with 12 bullets were detected mixed among the integrative pieces of a Black Panther Lego set."

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Port Authority Police confiscated the items and arrested the passenger, who was ticketed to alert to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.