officers noticed something odd about her cane. It had an elegant bronze handle, and when it was tugged and twisted slightly, the casing fell away to reveal an enormous hidden sword. “She had no ...

It was a sword cane. The woman had no idea. The TSA now says passengers should try unscrewing the tops of their canes to be sure there's no hidden blade inside. It's MORNING EDITION.

"Some carry-on items may be prohibited even if they appear not to be, like a cane with a hidden sword," TSA's website reads.

TSA regional spokesman Mark Howell told the Sun News the woman had received the cane as a gift from her son and had no idea there was a sword hidden inside. According to Howell, the old cane in ...

Screeners at Washington Dulles International Airport stopped an 83-year-old woman after an X-ray showed that she was carrying a cane that concealed a sword. The Transportation Security ...

An 80-year-old woman was surprised when she learned that her walking cane contained a hidden sword that was discovered by security at a South Carolina airport, the TSA said. The woman relinquished her ...

According to a tweet from TSA New England, a man tried to board a plane when it was discovered that the cane he was using had a sword inside ... or thrift shop for hidden blades that may be ...

An 80-year-old woman had no idea that her trusty walking cane contained a hidden sword until the cane went through security at a South Carolina airport, the Transportation Security ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (CBS/AP) — Authorities in South Carolina believe an 80-year-old woman had no idea until she went through airport security that the walking cane she was attempting to take on ...

Authorities say a man was arrested after a nearly 2-foot-long sword was found hidden in his cane as he tried to enter the Hall of Justice in Lincoln.A security guard found the sword Thursday ...