Woman Puts Baby Through Airport Security X-Ray Scanner

Friday December 22, 2006

As millions of people go millions of different places this holiday weekend, they have to watch out for different hazards at airports.

There are thieves, snowstorms, crowds, and the ever present threat of terrorism.

And in all that confusion, it's easy for something terrible to happen - like this.

Authorities in California say when a woman who was traveling to Mexico went through security screenings at Los Angeles International Airport, she misunderstood what agents told her.

The passenger, who speaks very little English, was asked to put her possessions in a tray so they could be X-rayed. But along with her keys, change and other items, the grandmother also put something else in the plastic bin - her one-month-old grandson...

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