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Bomb scare at US airport over ammunition primers
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 17:18
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MIAMI — A US man was detained Tuesday after ammunition parts in his luggage exploded as baggage handlers were moving it from one plane to another at Miami airport, officials said.
The Miami-Dade bomb squad responded after the explosion, which took place as a baggage handler was taking luggage off of American Airlines flight 2585, which had just arrived from Boston, they said.
The FBI said the 37-year-old man was a US citizen whose luggage contained several hundred primers, which ignite the powder charge in a cartridge. He is being charged with traveling without a license to carry ammunition.
The bag apparently exploded after the handler placed it on the ground, sparking a primer inside and setting off a chain reaction.
