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The 9 Scariest Weapons TSA Confiscated at US Airports

Just a few of the weapons routinely confiscated at JFK Airport in New York. (Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

By    |   Friday, 17 January 2020 04:21 PM EST

Sure, anyone could overlook the occasional bottle of water or nail file in their carry-on -- but a stick of plastic explosive? A missile launcher? A Samurai sword?

Uh, yes those are definitely violations of TSA rules restricting what passengers can carry aboard planes. And all of them were confiscated last year at U.S. airports.

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Sure, anyone could overlook the occasional bottle of water or nail file in their carry-on -- but a stick of plastic explosive? A missile launcher? A Samurai sword?Uh, yes those are definitely violations of TSA rules restricting what passengers can carry aboard planes. And...
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