Japanese man arrested at Hawaii airport for carrying hand grenades

A Japanese man was arrested at Hilo International Airport on Hawaii Island on Tuesday for allegedly having two hand grenades in his carry-on luggage, police said.

Police arrested 41-year-old Akito Fukushima on suspicion of first-degree terrorist threatening after an X-ray examination revealed items that resembled grenades, which were later determined to be defused grenades, they said.

The airport temporarily suspended operations and evacuated the terminal area.

Fukushima, from Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, was at the airport to leave the United States. Police will investigate his motives for possessing the grenades.