Suspicious Package That Shut Down LAX? Turns Out To Be A Sprinkler.

The object turned out to be a sprinkler.

That’s right – a regular, water-spraying sprinkler, the kind you might use on your lawn. That kind.

A pipe-like item in a checked bag prompted the closure of a departure area, ticket counter and stores in the upper level of Terminal One shortly after 11:30 a.m., airport authorities said.

Two arriving Southwest Airlines flights were held at the west end of the airport rather than being allowed to roll up to the terminal. Eventually, the owner of the luggage was located, and turned out to be a managing partner in a sprinkler company, airport spokesman Marshall Lowe said.

“He had one of his products in his checked luggage,” Lowe said.

The evacuation lasted about 90 minutes.

On Wednesday, there was a partial evacuation in Terminal Two after explosive-detection equipment in the baggage screening area alerted authorities to what was believed to be some type of ammunition, officials said.

A bomb squad found two replica mortar shells that apparently were bought at a novelty shop and didn’t have any explosives in them.

JOKESTARTERS:

• TSA Officials say it wasn’t the sprinkler itself that was the problem. It was the 3.5 ounces of leftover water that dripped out of it that was a security hazard.
• Actually, White House officials are adamant about evidence that shows that Bin Laden has a very green lawn at his secret Al ‘Qaeda headquarters, so no more sprinklers will be allowed through airports.

SOURCE:

• CNEWS