Kicker - Explosive souvenir

NICK EICHER, HOST: An American family tried to bring an antique souvenir back home from Jerusalem, but wound up in hot water with Israeli authorities.

That was after their would-be souvenir set off panic within the airport.

AUDIO: In the longer version, at around the 9s mark, you hear in the distance “get back!” it might be good to bring me back in at around that point. It’s such a scene of chaos, I think one recognizable shout might be worth including. Your call.

Video showed passengers ducking and running for cover. And who could blame them.

The keepsake in question was an unexploded artillery shell, something they found in the Golan Heights.

Officers sounded a security alert at the airport when they discovered it.

Turns out, the shell may have been from a war more than half-a-century ago.

Authorities safely removed the shell and the family and they need to be happy about this. They were allowed to fly home—no souvenir—after answering a few questions.

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