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Newark Officer Detects Artfully Concealed Knife

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August 24, 2011

Photo of Knife and Suitcase Lining.A TSA officer at Terminal A at Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR) detected an artfully concealed knife in a piece of carry-on baggage Monday morning, Aug. 22. The concealed weapon was found during X-ray screening underneath the wooden paneling of a leather carry-on bag belonging to a male passenger. TSA officials notified the Port Authority Police Department, which responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the weapon.

This is the photo of the bag where the knife was concealed between the baggage lining and wooden panel.