Fake bomb slips through Tampa airport security

TAMPA -- A fake bomb slipped past security at Tampa International Airport, CNN reports.

A tester from the federal Transportation Security Administration told officers that the device wrapped around his lower back was a back brace. "He gets through, which in real life would mean a terrorist was headed toward a plane with a bomb," CNN reports.

The TSA hires and trains security officers to check passengers at the airport; calls for comment were not immediately returned.

-Asjylyn Loder, Times staff writer