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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Orthodox Man Arrested at JFK; knife in belt buckle, TSA says


An Airmont man was arrested Monday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a TSA officer searched his carry-on bag and found a 5-inch knife built into his belt-buckle, TSA said in a news release.

Chaim Gruenzweig, 19, is charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Gruenzweig, who had a ticket to Frankfurt, Germany, was arrested by Port Authority police, who seized the belt-buckle knife combination tool, the release said.

The knife was detected by a TSA officer staffing an X-ray machine and was “configured as part of the belt’s buckle in an effort to conceal the fact that it was a weapon,” the release said.

The incident did not interfere with airport operations, TSA said.

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