Taking objects that look like bombs to an airport is not a good idea at all. Especially not in Israel, where surveillance and controls are particularly thorough. An American family saw things differently and had to face the consequences.

Apparently it was supposed to be a special holiday souvenir, because the Americans had a dud, i.e. an unexploded but real bomb, in their luggage. According to local media reports, there was no malicious intent, as the travelers allegedly stated that they were unaware that the item could have been highly dangerous at times. This was thought to be an unusual holiday souvenir that you had collected yourself somewhere.

The security authorities of the Republic of Israel saw things differently. The “souvenir” was discovered when the luggage was scanned. This triggered quick reactions, because the entire area of ​​Ben Gurion Airport was immediately closed. The information was perhaps a bit too open, because an announcement that a bomb was suspected to be evacuated caused many travelers and employees to flee the check-in hall in a hurry and in fear. According to official information, at least one man was slightly injured in the panic. He was taken to a nearby hospital for a check-up.

But how did the dud actually end up in the luggage of the Americans? Local media reports that the family is said to have stayed in the Golan Heights. There the child is said to have found the dud and the family decided to take it with them as a souvenir. They didn't know it was an unexploded bomb, but thought it was just an unusual piece of metal.

After the security staff and the police had “poured the travelers the truth”, i.e. had informed them that it was a bomb, the holidaymakers are said to have fallen into a real state of shock and to get as quickly and as far away from this “unusual piece of metal” as possible. want to go. 

In any case, vacationers will have to stay far away from the USA, at least temporarily, because the responsible public prosecutor's office has initiated investigations into possible threats to flight safety. In any case, the authorities have explicitly ruled out in official statements that there was any intention of attacking or harming other people. Ignorance, naivety and a portion of stupidity are said to have led to this situation, which fortunately turned out lightly. In any case, the “souvenir” was then a case for experts from the Israeli defuse service, who rendered the dud harmless. After their work and the removal of the “holiday souvenir”, the all-clear was given and flight operations continued normally in this part of Ben Gurion Airport.