A bomb scare at Ben Gurion airport caused some panic and chaos at the airport, on Thursday evening.
An American family that had toured the Golan Heights arrived at the airport for their flight back to the United States.
During the trip, one of the children found and took a used bombshell which they were planning to take home as a souvenir. When the family went to check-in their luggage with security, they showed the shell to the security staff.
Security immediately called for an evacuation of the area as soon as they saw what looked like a live ordinance, which sent people running and ducking for cover.
As soon as it was determined by the bomb squad that it wasn’t an active security event and the shell was under control, the evacuation was canceled.
The incident is currently under operational investigation.
No news if the family gets to take it home as a souvenir.
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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) April 28, 2022
at causing inconspicuous mayhem with best of intentions ahahaha
The shell was taken by security to properly dispose of, and the family made it to their flight
It’s funny how everyone is ducking as they “run”