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A search of the man's baggage revealed a clock with a 9-volt battery taped to it and a copy of the Quran, the report said. A screener examined the man's shoes and determined that the "entire soles of both shoes were gutted out."

No explosive material was detected, the report states. A police officer was summoned and questioned the man, examined his identification, shoes and the clock, then cleared him for travel, according to the report.

A TSA screener disagreed with the officer, saying "the shoes had been tampered with and there were all the components of (a bomb) except the explosive itself," the report says.

"It's only a box cutter, let him go." This is just freaking unbelievable! That dude should be in a holding cell while his life was picked apart to determine what he was up to. The entire plane should have been searched and the passengers rescreened to see if somehow other components slipped through.

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That dude should be in a holding cell while his life was picked apart to determine what he was up to. The entire plane should have been searched and the passengers rescreened to see if somehow other components slipped through.

In a rational society he would have been.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I have to laugh. Went to Atlanta's Aquarium yesterday. They have metal detectors and the screening process... empty out your purse and pockets, etc.

My husband had my keys. On the key ring is an ornamental handle from an old silver spoon... just a decorative item on the key ring.

The screener had to ask her supervisor if my spoon handle was dangerous or not. Like I'm going to be gouging out eyeballs with the spoon handle!