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TSA agents Douglas Linn and Dennis Oishi found an unusual sharp object resembling Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades in a passenger's carry-on bag at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The item, which the agency called "mutant blades," was spotted while reviewing X-ray images; it violated TSA regulations and could not be brought onto the plane as carry-on luggage. TSA emphasized that such items should only travel in checked baggage properly sheathed or wrapped to prevent injury.

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At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on October 28, 2026, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered a dangerous sharp object resembling Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades hidden inside an aerosol container in a passenger's carry-on bag. Officer Douglas Linn spotted the suspicious item during routine X-ray screening and confirmed it was a spent smoke grenade with distinct claw-like features upon further inspection by property search officer Dennis Oishi. Supervisory TSA Officer Ann Rhoades, who has worked for seven years at TSA, described this as one of the most unusual items she has encountered. The agency used Instagram to share images of the object and warned travelers not to bring such dangerous or movie-inspired weapons through security checkpoints.

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Ann Rhoades, the supervisory TSA officer, said in another statement that the blades were among "the most unusual items" she'd encountered in her seven years with the agency. "My first thought was, 'Oh my gosh,' and my second thought was, 'Is this what I think it is?'" said Rhoades.

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TSA finds sharp "mutant blades" in carry-on bag at Seattle airport · assertive framing

Two TSA agents uncovered a sharp object that could have been plucked from the pages of a comic book or a horror film, while scanning luggage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. uncertain

that → uncover → Airport

One agent said he'd never seen anything like it since joining TSA two years ago, while the agency described the offending item as "mutant blades." asserted

agency → say → blades

The officers, identified as Douglas Linn and Dennis Oishi, spotted the blades while reviewing X-ray images at one of the airport's security checkpoints and proceeded to search the bag, TSA said. asserted

TSA → identify → bag

What they found, the agency said, "resembled a mix between Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades," referencing the fictional Marvel Universe character and the notorious villain from "A Nightmare on Elm Street." asserted

agency → find → Street

TSA said the dangerous discovery should serve as a reminder "that some accessories are better suited for movie screens than airplane cabins. asserted

accessories → say → cabins

" "Not a Marvel-ous idea in your carry-on bag," the agency wrote Tuesday in a post on X, which included photos of the spooky apparatus as well as a reminder to travelers: "Please pack all mutant blades in a checked bag." asserted

which → carry → bag

Linn, the officer who initially flagged the carry-on bag containing the blades, recalled his surprise when they first popped up on the X-ray screen. asserted

they → flag → screen

"I saw three blades and distinct claw-like features," he said in a statement. asserted

he → see → statement

"I was amazed, and even more so when it came out of the bag. asserted

it → come → bag

I had never seen anything like this during my two years at TSA." asserted

I → see → TSA

The passenger, who said he'd forgotten the item was in his luggage, voluntarily abandoned the blades at the security checkpoint once Oishi, who'd searched the bag, removed them. asserted

who → say → them

Rhoades → say → agency

Air travelers are allowed to pack sharp objects, like box cutters, corkscrews, darts and knives in their checked baggage, as long as the items are "sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors," according to TSA's guidelines. uncertain

items → allow → guidelines

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