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A Chinese airline passenger tried to sneak his pet turtle onboard a flight to Beijing, but airport security stopped him. The animal was given to a friend to be cared for while its owner is away.
A Chinese man who couldn’t bear to be away from his pet turtle tried smuggling it on board a plane by hiding it in a hamburger.
Mr. Li was stopped at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on Monday after security staff spotted “something peculiar” in his KFC carton as it passed through the X-ray machine.
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“It’s nothing but a burger,” he reportedly told guards. “There is no turtle in there, just a hamburger. There’s nothing special to see inside.”
But officials ordered him to open the bag and take out the fast-food package, finding that he indeed was trying to take his pet on the plane.
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He later confessed to hatching the plan because he couldn’t stand being away from his shelled companion.
The South China Morning Post reports he was able to hand the animal over to a friend before continuing on his flight to Beijing.
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