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Bottled Honey Shuts Down California Airport

DHSU.S. officials say a suspicious material found in a passenger’s bag that triggered a security scare at a California airport on Tuesday actually turned out to be bottles of honey.

The scare caused a shutdown at the Meadows Field Airport in the city of Bakersfield and a hazardous material crew and bomb squad were called to the scene.

Two Transportation Security Administration officers were also treated and released from the hospital after being exposed to what were described as “fumes” from the bottles.

Police say they are investigating to determine why the incident happened. They said the owner of the bag has been cooperating.

Security at U.S. airports has been tightened since a Nigerian man’s botched attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day

(from VOA News)

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2 Responses to “Bottled Honey Shuts Down California Airport”

  1. Angel Says:
    January 7th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    sheesh..come see my latest! :(

  2. Maggie M. Thornton Says:
    January 8th, 2010 at 3:03 am

    There are no explosives, no hazardous materials. Two got sick. Those finding and determining that the 5 bottles contained honey didn’t sick. Did these two guys just want the day off.

    And how stupid and out-of-touch do you have to be to pack 5 water bottles of honey in your carry-on?