Air passenger found with knife concealed in shoe

A passenger at Detroit’s airport was found with a concealed knife in his shoe and was arrested, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said.

TSA officers found the knife in the bottom lining of the man’s shoe during checkpoint screening at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Sunday, the agency said in a statement.

Airport police confiscated the knife and arrested the man on a local charge, it said. Knives and most other sharp objects are barred from carry-on luggage.