Victoria Airport Shutdown Prompted by Inert Grenades, Mischief Charge Expected: RCMP

Victoria Airport Shutdown Prompted by Inert Grenades, Mischief Charge Expected: RCMP
A person stands outside Victoria International Airport in Sidney, B.C., as the RCMP respond to a call that caused all commercial flights to be suspended on May 24, 2022. PThe Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
The Canadian Press
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Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage.

RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanchez describes the items as looking and feeling like “the real thing,” but lacking the internal parts required to explode.