Grenade Found In Japanese Man's Bag, Hawaii Airport Sterilized

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JAKARTA - Hawaii Airport, United States (US), was sterilized after the discovery of two grenades in a passenger bag of Japanese nationality.

The grenade was found by the Transportation Security Administration agency, Hawaii Police said.

Officers sterilized the terminal on Tuesday, July 9, while a bomb disposal squad moved to investigate suspicious items passing X-ray checks.

Hilo International Airport experienced a short operational suspension for approximately an hour, police said as reported by CBS News, Wednesday, July 10.

The bomb disposal team called the object an inert grenade.

Akito Fukushima, from Kanazawa, Japan, was arrested on charges of a first-degree terrorist threat, police said.

The flight he tried to board was to a destination outside the US, but police did not say the destination country or its final destination.

Police remind the public that replica explosives, such as hand grenades, are prohibited from being carried in registered baggage and passing baggage, police said.