Coverage dated December 20, 2023

TSA officers catch passenger hiding bullets in baby diaper at LaGuardia Airport

Headline from ABC 13 Houston

Officers pulled the otherwise clean diaper from a passenger's carry-on bag after it triggered an alarm in an X-ray machine at an airport security checkpoint, the TSA said.

ABC 13 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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34 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 13 Houston

    TSA officers catch passenger hiding bullets in baby diaper at LaGuardia Airport (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Officers pulled the otherwise clean diaper from a passenger's carry-on bag after it triggered an alarm in an X-ray machine at an airport security checkpoint, the TSA said.

  2. CBS News

    TSA finds bullets "artfully concealed" in diaper at LaGuardia Airport in NYC (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The man first told the TSA that he didn't know how the bullet-filled diaper ended up in his luggage.

  3. UPI

    Man stopped with bullet-filled diaper at LaGuardia Airport (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a man Wednesday at New York City's LaGuardia Airport with more than a dozen 9mm bullets concealed in a disposable diaper inside his carry-on luggage.

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    TSA finds 17 bullets hidden in a baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia Airport (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    According to the agency, the passenger initially claimed he didn’t know how the bullet-filled diaper ended up in his bag. Later he suggested his girlfriend put it there, the agency said.

  5. NBC New York

    Arkansas man cited for hiding bullets in baby diapers at New York's LaGuardia Airport, TSA says (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    According to the agency, the passenger initially claimed he didn’t know how the bullet-filled diaper ended up in his bag. Later he suggested his girlfriend put it there, the agency said.

  6. Sioux City Journal

    A passenger hid bullets in a baby diaper at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. TSA officers caught him (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    The diaper disguiser is just the latest LaGuardia passenger to be flagged for packing bullets — and sometimes heat. It’s a problem that has cropped up at airports across the U.S.

  7. The Boston Globe

    A passenger hid bullets in a baby diaper at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. TSA officers caught him. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Transportation Security Administration says security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

  8. The Hill

    Passenger hid 17 bullets in baby diaper at New York airport (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think.

  9. KHOU Houston

    TSA: Passenger tries to hide bullets in a baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia Airport (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The passenger from Arkansas originally told TSA agents he didn't know about the bullets. Then he reportedly said his girlfriend put them there.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    TSA catches passenger hiding bullets in baby diaper (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEW YORK >> It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think.

  11. East Idaho News

    Passenger hides bullets in baby diaper at airport (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think. Security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper Wednesday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said.

  12. FOX Business

    TSA finds 17 bullets hidden inside baby diaper (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The TSA says they have found 17 bullets hidden inside a baby diaper in New York after a security alarm flagged a man’s carry-on bag for further review.

  13. KARK Little Rock

    Arkansas man hid 17 bullets in baby diaper at New York airport (opens KARK Little Rock)

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    KARK Little Rock's feed description

    It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think.

  14. New York Post

    Diaper full of bullets found in traveler’s carry-on at LaGuardia Airport: TSA (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A diaper was packing heat at a New York airport.

  15. Gothamist

    TSA uncovers diaper filled with bullets at LaGuardia Airport (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    Officers unwrapped 17 bullets that had been "artfully concealed" inside the otherwise clean disposable baby diaper.

  16. FOX 5 New York

    LaGuardia Airport: TSA officers catch Arkansas passenger hiding bullets in baby diaper (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside the disposable baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia Airport in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, the TSA said.

  17. WMUR

    Passenger hid bullets in baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia airport. TSA officers caught him (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Transportation Security Administration says security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

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

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