Originally Posted by
IAD_flyer
I have only been to TLV once, the security agent phrase the question as "Did you pack your bags yourself, and have your bags been out of your possession? The reason I ask is that our concern is that someone could have concealed explosives in your luggage." I personalty think the agent was just tring to see if I had any reactions to the word "explosive".
Interesting hypothesis. To add a data point: when I passed through TLV, I had already answered the first question negatively when the agent still said the second phrase concerning the explosives. It sounded a bit silly at the time (yes, I know that's why you have to ask
) but now I see why.