Slovak Police Send Plastic Explosives To Ireland In An Airline Passenger's Luggage By Mistake

[Turborama]

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No, this isn't an Onion piece...

The world may be on high alert for airline attacks, but that didn't stop a consignment of plastic explosives being smuggled into Ireland, by accident.

As part of a training exercise, Slovakian police hid explosives in unsuspecting travellers' luggage at the country's main airport.

They found most of it, but a batch of explosives still managed to end up on a Dublin-bound Danube Wings plane, leading to a police raid and the temporary arrest of an unwitting smuggler.

Tania Page reports.

[Maat]

1. I heard this story on Thom Hartmann's program this morning.

Can you imagine having the authorities bust into your house accusing you of being a terrorist?

[PDJane]

2. OK, I admit I'm torn..........

between outrage and hilarity. Admittedly, I have a really black sense of humour, but......

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3. You have got to be fucking kidding me

they game real explosives to unsuspecting people?