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Italy: girls mock Verona airport security systems

Verona, Italy - With an urticant spray, for fun, they blocked the airport for one hour

Two girls of 16 and 17 yesterday managed to mock all Verona airport security systems. With an urticant spray, for fun, they caused sickness and burning eyes to many passengers, forcing authorities to close the departures' area for more than one hour for the fear of a possible terrorist attack, and then they managed to get on the aircraft passing all security checks. Once landed at Cagliari-Elmas...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108698
Rome, Italy, 08/31/2009 12:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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