BALTIMORE – After a damning report last year found airport screeners missed a staggering 95% of suspicious items, the TSA has now revamped training. The agency granted Investigator Mike Hellgren exclusive access to a session here in Maryland where screeners got to see the devastating impact of hidden explosives.
If these TSA screeners have any doubt about being the first line of defense, a training session in Carroll County shows them what they’re up against.
The TSA granted WJZ rare access to the exercise, where a team of specialists set off explosives hidden in underwear, bottles and tubes of toothpaste. All are methods terrorists have used in the past that could blow up a plane......
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