US flights searched after weapons found

All commercial flights in America were being searched tonight after box cutters and other potential weapons were found concealed on two planes.

Fri, 17 Oct, 2003 - 19:54

All commercial flights in America were being searched tonight after box cutters and other potential weapons were found concealed on two planes.

The box cutters – the weapon used by the September 11 hijackers – were found on the Southwest airliners in Houston and New Orleans.

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