The latest terror threat around the Sochi Olympics, which began competition Thursday, could lie in a tube of toothpaste.
The United States was advising airlines traveling to Russia to beware of potential explosive material hidden in toothpaste or cosmetic tubes, House Homeland Security Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) said Wednesday night. According to CNN, the Department of Homeland Security sent out a bulletin indicating such explosives could be used during a flight or later smuggled into Sochi.
An anonymous government source told CNN earlier Wednesday that the potential toothpaste bomb threat was no joke, although it didn’t imminently threaten the United States. Most direct flights into Russia originate in Europe or neighboring Asian countries.
“It’s real. It’s real and we got very good information,” the source said. “We’re taking it seriously. So are other countries.”
