According to the South
China Morning Post, a man was arrested and placed in detention for five
days after announcing he had a bomb hidden in his rectum while going through a
security checkpoint at Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport.
Apparently, the passenger was in a hurry to catch a
flight and displayed visible signs of anxiety while making numerous complaints
about the slow moving security line. Upon arriving at the security screening,
the man was asked to remove his shoes.
That was the last straw and he asked the security
official the following provocative question:
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“Do I need to drop my pants as well? I have a bomb
in my ass."
The security official then reportedly asked the man
what must have been the English equivalent of "Come again?"
And
according to the report, the weary traveler repeated that he was in possession
of bomb and confirmed its location.
At that point, a security alert was
activated, the checkpoint was shut down and passengers were evacuated for their
own safety.
Drawing the short straw at a nearby police station,
officers searched the man and no bomb was found. The alert was subsequently
called off and airport operations resumed.
According to the report, the man told police his
anger stemmed from his belief that security checks were a waste of time.
He also added that he never anticipated the
consequences of his remarks, and by consequences, he meant such an
extensive cavity search.
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