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TSA finds ‘surprising number of prohibited items' in woman's bag, including 82 fireworks, 3 knives

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 2 developments

The woman was stopped at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Philadelphia, the Transportation Security Administration said.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Passenger detained at LAX for having 82 fireworks in carry-on - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WSVN Miami ·

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    TSA finds ‘surprising number of prohibited items' in woman's bag, including 82 fireworks, 3 knives

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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  1. CNN

    Passenger detained at LAX for having 82 fireworks in carry-on (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    She also had three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray.

  2. New York Post

    Woman stopped at LAX with ‘extremely concerning’ stash of banned items in carry-on bag, including fireworks and knives (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Transportation Security Administration discovered a ludicrous number of prohibited items in one woman's carry-on luggage at LAX earlier month -- which even stunned the agency's veteran officers.

  3. NBC New York

    TSA finds ‘surprising number of prohibited items' in woman's bag, including 82 fireworks, 3 knives (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The woman was stopped at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Philadelphia, the Transportation Security Administration said.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Passenger detained at LAX for having 82 fireworks in carry-on - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — It takes a lot to shock the TSA, but one traveler managed to pull it off when agents found dozens of fireworks and weapons

  5. Insider

    TSA officer 'shocked' to find multiple prohibited items in a woman's bag at LAX, including fireworks, knives, and replica firearms (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The bag contained 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms, and one canister of pepper spray, the TSA said.

  6. KYMA Yuma

    TSA in California arrests traveler carrying fireworks and weapons (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The TSA found 82 firecrackers as well as three knives, two replica firearms and pepper spray inside her carry-on bag.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.