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Hundreds of airline passengers suffered disruption to their travel plans when a major regional airport was shut down for an hour after a humming and vibrating adult sex toy was mistaken for a bomb.
The vibrator was discovered at 9:15 am (2315 GMT Sunday) by a security officer who checked out a suspicious package inside a rubbish bin at the terminal cafeteria of Mackay Airport in the northeastern state of Queensland, a police spokeswoman said.
The terminal was evacuated immediately while passengers who had just arrived from a flight, check-in staff, cafeteria employees and hire car personnel were all forced to leave.
Originally posted by SINthetyc
Imagine the look on the security officials face as he pulls a humming vibrator from a trash can with bomb squad looking over his shoulder.
Originally posted by Jemison
It was in Brisbane Australia.
If the airport is closed down people want to know why. I think the media had to report the cause of the delays if for no other reason than to assure everyone that it was not a serious security issue.
Jemison
No, if you actually READ the article it clearly states Mackay - about 1000 KM away from Brisbane, I live smack bang in the middle of both places, Brisbane is a state capital and Mackay is a regional centre - big difference.
Originally posted by Jemison
Can you imagine travelling with a vibrator and then causing the airport to be closed down because your vibrator went on and the humming and vibrations were thought to be a bomb
Originally posted by Jemison
Sorry about that. At the beginning of the article it says "Brisbane Australia" so I just assumed that Mackay was a smaller area within Brisbane. I'm not familiar with Australia at all so excuse me for my inaccuracy.