they later prised it open with help from egyptian news outlet el - watan , they initially lifted the lid of the tomb by just 5 cm ( 2 inches ) before the pungent smell forced them from the inspection scene entirely .
the globe says air marshals follow about 35 quiet skies targets a day , observing them on a flight and recording such activities as fidgeting , using a archaeologists open granite tomb but are dismayed at state of decay after ‘ sewage leak ’ egyptian archeologists have opened a 30 - tonne black granite sarcophagus to find three decomposed mummies after sewage water apparently leaked inside .
instead , it revealed three skeletons and red - brown sewage water , which gave off an unbearable stench .
photograph : mohamed abd el ghany reuters the tomb was found buried five metres beneath the surface and the help of egyptian military engineers was required to open the 15 - tonne lid .
u.s. federal air marshals have resulted from the initiative but saying the program later sunday .
after capturing the world ’s attention because of image copyright epa image caption experts wore face masks to open the sarcophagus , which released a terrible smell three weeks ago , archaeologists in egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in alexandria , untouched for 2,000 years - and fleet - footed rumour quickly got to work .
“ the sarcophagus has been opened , but we have not been hit by a curse , ” said mostafa waziry , the head of egypt ’s supreme council for antiquities , in response to news reports warning of maledictions hidden inside the tomb in the port city of alexandria .
egypt 's ministry of antiquities had appointed a committee of archaeologists to open the relic , which was unearthed at a construction site .
we found the bones of three people , in what looks like a family burial ...