警方在雪梨機場執行勤務。（歐新社）
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A bomb disposal unit was called to an Australian airport on Thursday － only to find the suspicious object was a laser hair removal device.
澳洲1座機場週四召來炸彈拆除小組，結果發現，可疑物品只是1支雷射除毛器。
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Avalon airport in Victoria state was partially evacuated in the early hours after the item was detected during a security screening.
位於維多利亞州的愛華隆機場當天凌晨局部疏散，在安檢偵測到這件物品後。
"The Bomb Response Unit conducted checks on an item, and it was determined to be a laser hair removal device," Victoria police told AFP in a statement.
「爆裂物處理小組對1件物品進行檢查，確認那是1支雷射除毛器」，維多利亞州警方在聲明中告訴法新社。
Acting Inspector Nick Uebergang said that the suspicious device － the laser hair removal tool － along with a hot chocolate container, was kept on a conveyor belt while police were called.
代理警督尼克‧烏伯甘說，通報警方時，這件可疑裝置、也就是雷射除毛工具，和1個熱巧克力容器正一起被放在輸送帶上。
"The person who had the bag wasn’t too cooperative with us to start off with too, which made things a little bit difficult," he said.
「持有那個包包的人一開始不太配合我們，一度讓事情有點棘手」，他說。
The man was not charged and the airport reopened later in the day. (AFP)
該名男子未被起訴，機場也在當天稍晚重新開放。（法新社）
close shave：片語，驚險脫身，有驚無險。例句：That was a close shave.（那真是有驚無險。）
cooperative：形容詞，配合的，合作的。例句：The man was cooperative.（這名男子很配合。）
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