Gun-shaped knife, batarang confiscated at BWI

TSA officials confiscated a knife with a gun-shaped handle inside a carry-on bag at Baltimore-Washington International airport this week.

The knife made it onto the Transportation Security Administration's popular Instagram feed, which showcases the many bizarre items discovered in carry-on luggage nationwide.

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n this crazy world of duckbilled platypuses, one could only expect the gun knife. This one was discovered in a carry-on bag at Baltimore (BWI). If you’re traveling with your gun knife, please pack it in your checked bag.

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Feb 22, 2017 at 1:54pm PST

A batarang letter opener--fit for a superhero--was also discovered at BWI this month.

TSA warns travelers to pack these items in checked luggage only.

Batarangs & other superhero-type weapons should be checked. This one showed up at a @TSA checkpoint at @BWI_Airport. pic.twitter.com/noPj3dyKjU

— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) February 13, 2017

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