Simulated bomb was cause of KCI disruption, authorities say

[deminks]

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/12/3138526/simulated-bomb-was-cause-of-kci.html

A former New York City police officer who delayed travelers for hours Sunday at Kansas City International Airport carried a simulated bomb in his carry-on luggage, authorities alleged Monday.

Anthony Falco Jr. allegedly told security screeners, who already were suspicious of his luggage, that “whoever opens my bag is going to have a very bad day” and that “they’re going to be sorry” if the screeners opened any of the taped-up packages in his luggage.

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Falco, who purportedly claimed that his constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure were being violated, allegedly claimed that the package contained computer parts.

Tucker reported seeing on the X-ray “two power sources, wires, a clock … and a dark mass which could have been an explosive load.”

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