IED Reported Found at San Diego Airport
Reuters reports via Yahoo!News that screeners as San Diego airport found th components of and improvised exploive device (IED) in a passenger's carry-on [emphasis added]:
Update: Suspected IED reported to be a toy:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baggage screeners found bomb components in a carry-on piece of luggage at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday and cleared the area to investigate, Department of Homeland Security spokesmen said.If the "...all components..." statement is correct, that means explosives were present, as the main charge is considered a "component". Other components include some form of timer/switch, detonator, and power source.
A department spokesman said the screeners found "all components of an IED" (improvised explosive device) in a piece of luggage at around 7:45 a.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT)
Update: Suspected IED reported to be a toy:
Police found a toy and what they called "some organic material," and the terminal was reopened at about 9:15 a.m. (12:15 p.m. EDT/1615 GMT), a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman added.
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