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Mix-Ansicht- OT, realsatire: Soldier toy disarmed at airport - PuppetMaster, 07.08.2002, 20:24
OT, realsatire: Soldier toy disarmed at airport
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GI Joe's gun"had to be taken from him"
A doll caused a security alert at an American airport
because its two-inch plastic gun was considered a
dangerous weapon.
Judy Powell, 55, from Walton on the Hill, Surrey, bought
the GI Joe toy in Las Vegas and packed it in her hand
luggage.
But security staff at Los Angeles International Airport
refused to let Mrs Powell on board the plane with the
replica rifle.
Mrs Powell had to put the gift - minus the rifle - in her
suitcase so it could go in the aircraft's hold.
Mrs Powell said:"I was
simply stunned when I
realised they were serious.
"Security examined the toy
as if it was going to shoot
them and looked at the rifle.
"I was really angry to start
with because of the absurdity
of the situation.
"But then I saw the funny side of it and thought this was
simple lunacy."
A spokesman for Los Angeles International Airport said:
"We have instructions to confiscate anything that looks
like a weapon or a replica.
"If GI Joe was carrying a replica then it had to be taken
from him."
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