Airport-Explosive Device

FILE - A Transportation Security Administration sign at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md.

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Man is charged with bringing a bomb in his carry-on bag to a California airport

Man is charged with bringing a bomb in his carry-on bag to a California airport

Authorities have charged a man with bringing an explosive device to a TSA checkpoint at an airport in Sacramento, California. The 49-year-old was wearing a scarf and latex gloves at the Sacramento International Airport on Saturday. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant says the man had an explosive device and a torch lighter in his carry-on bag. He also had a knife, scissors, an aerosol can, zip ties, and five cellphones. Bomb technicians tested the device and found it could damage a plane. The man appeared in federal court in Sacramento on Wednesday. An email seeking comment was sent to his public defender on Thursday.