US airport security 'failed to spot fake weapons'

Fake guns, bombs and other weapons got past American security screeners one in four times at 32 major airports last month.

US airport security 'failed to spot fake weapons'

Fake guns, bombs and other weapons got past American security screeners one in four times at 32 major airports last month.

At three airports - Cincinnati, Las Vegas and Jacksonville, Florida - undercover testers got weapons past security at least half the time, a Transportation Security Administration official said.

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