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TV Team Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Sneak Bomb Past TSA At Newark Airport

Hank Berrien

On Thursday, eight members of a cable television crew were arrested after they tried to smuggle a fake explosive device through security at Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to nj.com, a law enforcement source said that the team, which was arrested by agents from the Transportation Security Administration, was filming for CNBC; one source told nj.com that the group worked for the Endemol Shine Group. Nj.com also reported that the explosive device was a segment of PVC pipe with wires sticking out of it.

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