US marine detained after TSA finds live explosive round in checked bag

Marine told investigators he found the round ‘in the field’ about a year ago and kept it, thinking it wasn’t live

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A US marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel found a live 25mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said.

The round was found during the screening process of checked luggage at the Palm Springs international airport on Monday, the Palm Springs police department said in a news release.