Queens, New York Agents from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at LaGuardia Airport in New York found an inert grenade in a checked bag, according to a spokesperson from the agency.

Port Authority police and TSA explosive experts responded to the scene where the owner of the bag told agents he got the item as a gift at a museum. The grenade was found to be inert and was handed over to TSA explosives experts to use as a training aid for TSA officers.

Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Japanese troops safely removed and defused a 5-inch U.S. WWII-era shell on a small island south of Okinawa's capital city. The shell was discovered on a construction site in Tomigusuku city on Senaga Island, about 2,500 feet from Naha Airport's runway, according to a spokesperson for Tomigusuku's Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's 101st EOD Unit moved the shell into an explosion-proof container and defused it. The shell was found in November by a contractor who was excavating soil with heavy equipment as part of disaster recovery work, the spokesperson said.

No businesses or homes were evacuated, but traffic was restricted within a radius of 83 feet during the defusing operation. The shell was taken to a warehouse for disposal at a later date. The discovery followed the defusing and removal of another 5-inch, WWII-era U.S. shell from a construction site in Naha city earlier this month.