Checked bag at RIC discovered with 'suicide vest,' 'guns'

HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - A suicide vest, two guns and an old military manual triggered an alarm at Richmond International Airport on Saturday, but fortunately the items were not real.

"The good news is that there was nothing harmful in the bag," said Transportation Security Administration Federal Security Director Chuck Burke. "The items looked realistic by design. Bringing items to an airport that are meant to resemble items known to be used by terrorists ... well I don't know what the man could have been thinking would come of it."

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The items, TSA officials say, were for a live action role-playing game.

"What was designed to look like a suicide vest was a prop; the guns were plastic replicas," the TSA said in a news release. "Police tracked down the traveler at the gate and detained him for questioning by local law enforcement and the FBI."

The man, a Henrico resident, said the props were intended for a game.

"Very realistic props," TSA said.

No charges were filed.

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