http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7795571.stmA children's entertainer dressed as a comedy policeman was strip-searched down to his briefs by security staff at Birmingham International Airport.
Pc Konk, aka David Vaughan, from Shard End in Birmingham, was accompanying 100 disadvantaged children for a charity flight run by Variety Club Midlands.
But a metal clasp in his costume set off the security-check alarms.
He was made to strip down to his shorts and surrender his plastic handcuffs before boarding the hour-long flight.
Children's smiles
He said: "In the lining of my costume was a band and it turns out it was metal.
"When I got to security check-out I had to take my boots off, and my hat off, and my little props I had on me, through the x-ray.
Pc Konk certainly did a great job of keeping everyone at the airport entertained, however he was required to give in his handcuffs in line with national security regulations
Airport spokesman
"As I went through the machine I set the alarm off."
Pc Konk was asked to remove his oversized floppy shoes and flashing policeman's helmet and place the bubble-making liquid for his pretend saxophone in a clear plastic bag, before he was let on a Thomas Cook plane circling the Midlands on Tuesday.
The 60-year-old children's entertainer said: "My concern was to make sure I got through so I could put a smile on the kids' faces."
An airport spokesman said: "Pc Konk certainly did a great job of keeping everyone at the airport entertained, however he was required to give in his handcuffs in line with national security regulations."
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