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Grenades found at checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As we’ve officially reached the summer solstice, that means travel will begin to pick up with vacations and other plans, but once again the Transportation Security Administration is reminding travelers what they can and cannot travel with.
For two travelers on Wednesday, they found out that grenades are not allowed on planes.
According to Lisa Farbstein, the TSA Northeast spokesperson on X (Formerly Twitter), an inert grenade and a smoke grenade were both intercepted at the checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport.
“Most people plan on having a blast on their trip, but this guy wasn’t thinking along those lines when [TSA] officers intercepted this grenade at [Pittsburgh International Airport] checkpoint yesterday,” Farbstein posted to X. “Fortunately, it was inert, however grenades, live or inert, are not allowed on planes.”
Not much later, TSA agents intercepted a smoke grenade at the checkpoint.
“Holy smokes,” Farbstein posted on social media. “The [TSA] team at [Pittsburgh International Airport] intercepted this smoke grenade in a traveler’s carry-on bag yesterday. Had it been triggered, thick yellow smoke would have been everywhere. Yellow is just not a good look. And besides, you know that there’s no smoking on a plane!”
The grenade interceptions come as TSA has confiscated 15 loaded guns at Pittsburgh International Airport as of May 21.
It also comes after a record-setting year both locally and nationally in 2023 when officers intercepted 44 guns in Pittsburgh and 6,737 nationwide.
Travelers can always consult the TSA website on how to properly store items that they are not permitted to have in their carry-on bags.
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Bryan Rust (465) is one point shy of tying Jake Guentzel (466) for the 11th most points in franchise history.
The Penguins enter tomorrow’s game ranked third in the NHL in power-play percentage (30.4%).
Erik Karlsson has 43 points (11G-32A) in 53 career games versus the Canadiens. His 11 goals versus them are tied with his teammate Kris Letang (11) for the most among all active blueliners.
Sidney Crosby’s next even-strength goal will surpass Phil Esposito (448) for sole possession of the ninth-most even-strength goals in NHL history.
Anthony Mantha, a Longueuil, Quebec native, has 19 points (11G-8A) in 24 career games against the Canadiens. He has four game-winning goals against Montreal, the most against any one opponent in his career.
Two men were killed in a shooting along Linnview Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood on Thursday, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 5:15 p.m. on the 1200 block of Linnview Avenue, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they found two men with multiple gunshot wounds on the sidewalk about 10 feet apart. Both men were taken to local hospitals in grave condition, but they were pronounced dead when they arrived, Pittsburgh Public Safety’s spokesperson said. The victims were 23 and 27 years old. However, the victims have not been identified as of Thursday night.
Officials said the suspect fled on foot down Nobles Lane. No other information was released about the suspect. No arrests have been made as of Thursday night.
Neighbors told KDKA they heard at least six gunshots. Investigators at the scene recovered two firearms, the spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Police are investigating.
“At one point, I heard what sounded like fireworks,” one neighbor said.
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