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Two Boise Airport Passengers Found with Guns – Idaho, United States
Transportation Security Administration officers at the Boise Airport said they discovered two guns in two days during routine screenings of carry-on baggage. A TSA officer found the first firearm — a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver loaded with six rounds of ammunition — at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, according to a TSA news release. The gun was in the carry-on bag of a male passenger ticketed for travel to the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. “The second gun — a 9 mm Smith & Wesson M&P firearm loaded with seven rounds of ammunition — was discovered Monday around 8:20 a.m. It was found in the carry-on bag of a female passenger traveling to the Denver International Airport,” said TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers. “In both instances, when the TSA officer saw the image of the firearm on the X-ray screen, the Boise Police Department was notified and responded to the security checkpoint. These are the first and second firearms of 2018 discovered at the Boise Airport’s security checkpoint. In 2017, TSA officers in Boise discovered 29 guns in carry-on baggage,” she added. In addition to facing local or state criminal charges, TSA has the right to levy a civil penalty of up to $9,800 for bringing a weapon like a firearm to the checkpoint. Each penalty is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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Man Charged with Making False Bomb Threat as Plane Left O’Hare – Illinois, United States
A Chicago man now charged with making a false bomb threat told a fellow passenger that the plane they were on was going to explode as it departed from O’Hare International Airport on Friday, prosecutors said Sunday. Michael Bielinski, 28, was seated aboard American Airlines Flight 1316 and made statements that could “endanger the aircraft and its passengers,” according to court documents. He told a woman seated next to him that “we are all going to die” and “the plane is going to explode,” according to an arrest report. The witness told police that Bielinski smelled of gasoline, prosecutors said. Bielinski retrieved an electronic vaping cigarette from his pocket to put batteries in it, prosecutors said. He grabbed the witness’ carry-on bag, held it up and said, “maybe it’s a good time to cut out the bomb material,” prosecutors said. The pilot returned the plane to an O’Hare gate and Bielinski was removed from the flight. He was later charged with felony disorderly conduct in connection with making a false bomb threat.
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Sanctions Extended – EU and Russia
The European Union on 12 March officially prolonged its asset freezes and visa bans against 150 Russian officials and Russia-backed Ukrainian separatists. The six-month extension also continues sanctions against 38 entities. The sanctions were first imposed by the EU against people involved in the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity in 2014 when Russia occupied and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region. The sanctions have been extended every six months since then. Those on the sanctions list include Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Armed Forces General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov, and state TV presenter Dmitry Kiselyov. The entity list is dominated by Russia-backed battalions operating in eastern Ukraine and Crimea as well as companies from Crimea. EU economic sanctions against Russia, which mainly apply to the country’s energy and banking sector, are up for renewal in July.
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