11-04-2025
Replica grenade found at Bradley International Airport
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) – An item prohibited at Bradley International Airport was detected in a passenger's carry-on bag on Thursday.
TSA New England shared a photo on 'X' stating that a replica grenade was detected during security scanning. They say these types of items are not allowed to fly with passengers.
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Nearly 500 items are listed on the TSA's website of things that can or cannot fly on an airplane. Items not allowed in carry-on or checked bags include the following:
Alcoholic beverages over 140 proof
Bang Snaps
Bear Bangers
Bear spray
Blasting Caps
Butane
Chlorine for Pools and Spas
CO2 Cartridge
Cooking spray
Dynamite
Engine-powered Equipment with Residual Fuel
Engines and Engine-powered Equipment with Residual Fuel
English Christmas Crackers
Fertilizer
Fire Extinguishers and Other Compressed Gas Cylinders
Firecracker
Fireworks
Flammable Liquid, Gel, or Aerosol Paint
Flammable Paints
Flare Guns
Flares
Fuels
Gas Torches
Gasoline
Gun Powder
Hand Grenades
Lighter (Fluid)
Lighters (Gun)
Lighters (Torch)
Liquid Bleach
Matches (Strike-anywhere Matches)
Party Poppers
Propane
Realistic Replicas of Explosives
Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries
Recreational Oxygen
Rocket Launcher
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Small Compressed Gas Cartridges
Sparklers
Spillable Batteries
Spray Paint
Spray Starch
Tear Gas
Turpentine and Paint Thinner
Vehicle Airbags
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