PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - This weekend, officials confirmed reports that a flight at Portland International Airport was delayed on Thursday evening after a person brought a meat cleaver onto a plane.
According to the Port of Portland, staff on a Delta flight to Salt Lake City reported to TSA that they discovered a “hazardous item” on the plane. TSA later confirmed that a passenger had passed through a security checkpoint with a meat cleaver in their carry-on bag.
All the passengers were required to disembark and go through security again.
Port of Portland said no one was arrested in connection with the incident.
In response to a request for comment, a TSA spokesperson said, “We take this matter very seriously. We are reviewing the incident, and once we determine the circumstances surround

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