Evacuate! Scout with toy grenade at airport

AN AIRPORT was evacuated and more than a dozen flights delayed when a Boy Scout took a toy grenade through security.

Shocked passengers were ordered to leave the Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, when the toy was seen by an agent from the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

American reporter John L Mone, who was in the security queue at the time, said: ‘My wife and I were waiting to drop our bags into the x-ray machine and go through the detector, and I heard a TSA agent scream “Shut it down, shut it down, shut it down!” Everyone was looking around, confused, and people were ordered to “Clear out now!”’

Houston Airport spokesman Bill Begley said the 17-year-old had a ‘novelty grenade’ in his bag as he waited for a flight at 4.30am yesterday.

Houston police say the teenager could face a federal fine.

The TSA later tweeted: ‘Now might be a good time for a gentle reminder that there are items you cannot bring through security checkpoints.’