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How a container of hot chocolate put the spotlight on airport security
Key takeaways
- Security at Australian airports is under a spotlight following a high-profile false alarm last week in Victoria.
- A Bomb Response Unit robot investigated the items for four hours before it was determined that they were a laser hair removal device and a container of hot chocolate.
- It is not the first security scare at Avalon, Melbourne's second airport, to make headlines.
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Security at Australian airports is under a spotlight following a high-profile false alarm last week in Victoria. (ABC News: Margaret Burin)
Link copied Share Share article Police and bomb squad detectives swarmed Avalon Airport near Geelong last Thursday, concerned a traveller had concealed military-grade explosives in his luggage.
A Bomb Response Unit robot investigated the items for four hours before it was determined that they were a laser hair removal device and a container of hot chocolate.
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