A Pennsylvania man is in custody after an explosive was allegedly found in his checked baggage at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday. Mark Muffley, 40, was taken into custody by the FBI later that night.
A Pennsylvania man is in custody after an explosive was allegedly found in his checked baggage at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, court documents show. Mark Muffley, 40, was taken into custody by the FBI later that night.
The"immediate area" of the airport where the device was found was then evacuated"out of an abundance of caution," TSA said in a statement. An FBI agent determined that the powders were"susceptible to ignite from heat and friction and posed a significant risk to the aircraft and passengers."U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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