Today's episode of "explosives lost by security people and flown half-way across the world" is brought to you by Newark Liberty International Airport:

Security screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport lost a bag containing fake explosives used to test the airport's bomb-detection system, federal officials said on Wednesday.

The bag was mistakenly loaded on a Continental Airlines flight to Amsterdam, where it was retrieved on arrival, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said.

Reporter Jon Hurdle also gets a gold star for "most droll reporter of the year." Read the whole thing, you'll see.