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Bottled Honey Shuts Down California Airport

   VOA News 05 January 2010

   U.S.  officials  say  a suspicious material found in a passenger's bag
   that  triggered  a  security  scare at a California airport on Tuesday
   actually turned out to be bottles of honey.
   The  scare  caused a shutdown at the Meadows Field Airport in the city
   of  Bakersfield  and  a  hazardous  material  crew and bomb squad were
   called to the scene.
   Two  Transportation Security Administration officers were also treated
   and  released  from  the  hospital  after  being  exposed to what were
   described as "fumes" from the bottles.
   Police  say  they  are  investigating  to  determine  why the incident
   happened.   They said the owner of the bag has been cooperating.
   Security  at  U.S.  airports has been tightened since a Nigerian man's
   botched attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
   

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