PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The airport in Prince George, B.C., was briefly evacuated in a security scare over two tobacco grinders spotted in a man’s carry-on luggage.
Security personal thought the grinders were hand grenades.
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In fact, RCMP Corp. Craig Douglass says the grinders were made to look just like hand grenades.
Douglass says any security staff member looking at the replicas through an X-ray machine would probably have their heart stop.
The airport was evacuated Tuesday morning for about 30 minutes, delaying a few flights.
Douglass says the 44-year-old man who packed the replicas was questioned and released without charges when officers determined he intended no harm. (CKPG)
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