Port Authority police responded, as well as TSA explosive experts. The man told agents he got the inert grenade as a gift at a museum.

Transport Security Administration (TSA) officers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) discovered an inert grenade inside a male passenger's carry-on luggage while he was attempting to pass through the security checkpoint at the New York airport.

The Transportation Security Administration found a grenade inside a man’s carry-on luggage at LaGuardia International Airport on Monday. “Yes, it’s a real grenade. Fortunately it was inert,” TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein wrote in a post on X with a picture of the explosive device.