Officers conducting a routine security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) uncovered a chilling object that seemed straight out of a horror movie.
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While reviewing X-ray images, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted a suspicious object that looked like a cross between Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades, officials said.
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"I saw three blades and distinct claw-like features," Officer Douglas Linn said in a report on the agency's website.
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"I was amazed, and even moreso when it came out of the bag.
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I have never seen anything like this during my two years at TSA."
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Officer Dennis Oishii, who was the property search officer, conducted a bag search and quickly confirmed there was a dangerous object inside.
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The TSA shared an Instagram post about the object this week.
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Fox News Digital reached out to TSA for additional information.
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What looked like a replica weapon from a movie set was quickly discovered.
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"In my seven years with TSA, this is one of the most unusual items I have encountered.
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My first thought was, ‘Oh my gosh,’ and my second thought was, ‘Is this what I think it is?’"
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Responding Supervisory TSA Officer Ann Rhoades said.
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"When Dennis asked the passenger if there was anything sharp in the bag, he said he wasn’t sure.
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Obviously, there was," Rhoades added.
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The passenger voluntarily removed the object from the bag.
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"Officers Linn and Oishi demonstrated the vigilance, teamwork and professionalism that define TSA’s mission every day," said Robert Spinden, Seattle TSA's federal security director.
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"Their actions prevented a prohibited item from moving beyond the checkpoint and reinforced the importance of careful screening, clear coordination and calm execution," Spinden continued.
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"I’m proud of their attention to detail and their commitment to keeping the traveling public safe.
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The claw incident is not the first bizarre discovery made by TSA recently.
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A routine security screening at upstate New York's Watertown International Airport (ART) took a startling turn when TSA officers discovered a spent smoke grenade hidden inside an aerosol container in a passenger's carry-on bag.
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The discovery was made by TSA officers recently, according to a Sept. 24 release from the agency.
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At Tampa International Airport, TSA officers discovered a 4-inch, double-edged knife concealed inside a baseball bat-shaped flashlight, the agency's website reported.
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TSA Officer Andrew Carter was screening the passenger's carry-on bag with an X-ray machine when he noticed something unusual about the flashlight and flagged the bag for a closer look.
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"The makeup and composition of the flashlight appeared unusual and outside what I typically expect, so I determined it required further examination," Carter said in the published note.
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Supervisory TSA Officer Michael Slaughter then searched the bag and felt a mass beneath its lining.
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After opening the lining, he found the baseball bat-shaped flashlight and noticed a line along its shaft.
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"That is when it detached from the flashlight, revealing a 4-inch double-edged knife integrated into the handle," he said.
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Andrea Margolis and Kelly McGreal, both of Fox News Digital, contributed reporting.
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