Five Civil War-Era Cannonballs Discovered in Luggage at Alabama Airport
A routine luggage scan at Gulf Shores International Airport in Alabama prompted a security alert this month after a Transportation Security Administration officer discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs packed inside a passenger’s checked bag.

Moumita Basuroychowdhury is a Contributing Reporter at The National Digest. After earning an economics degree at Cornell University, she moved to NYC to pursue her MFA in creative writing. She enjoys reporting on science, business and culture news. You can reach her at moumita.b@thenationaldigest.com.










