Authorities said an American family triggered a bomb scare at Israel’s main airport when they showed security inspectors an unexploded shell they found while visiting the Golan Heights and had packed for their return trip.
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On Thursday, April 28, a video circulated on social media of panicked passengers scattering at Ben Gurion Airport’s departure hall near Tel Aviv.
According to the Israel Airports Authority, a man was hospitalised after attempting to flee over a baggage carousel.
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According to the Jewish Press, during the family’s trip to the Golan Heights, one of the children discovered and took a bombshell that they intended to take home as a souvenir. When it was discovered at the airport’s luggage check-in, security requested that the area be evacuated.
The airport authority stated that the family was allowed to board their flight following interrogation by security personnel who issued an all-clear.
During the 1967 and 1973 wars, Israel, which has strict aviation security, clashed with Syria over the Golan Heights.
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