Hamburg Airport: Police take butterfly knife from 82-year-old

During security checks at Hamburg Airport on Wednesday morning, two passengers were stopped with prohibited items in their hand luggage.

A 31-year-old Italian citizen was caught on her way from Hamburg to Munich when pepper spray that did not meet the required test marks was discovered in her handbag. The federal police seized the pepper spray and the woman received a criminal complaint for violating the weapons law. She stated that she used the spray for self-defense when traveling alone.

At around 13:00 p.m., an 82-year-old Turkish citizen who wanted to fly to Istanbul was checked. In his hand luggage trolley, security forces found a butterfly knife, which is also considered a prohibited item. The man was reported and the knife was seized by the federal police. He refused to comment on the allegations. After the police measures were completed, he was able to continue his journey.