A Pennsylvania man is in custody after he allegedly tried to place an explosive on an airplane at the Lehigh Valley International Airport.
On Monday, Mark Muffley, 40, of Lansford, checked in at the Allegiant airline desk at the airport shortly after 10:45 a.m., investigators said. Muffley had booked a flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida.
As the TSA screened Muffley’s baggage around 11:40 a.m., an alarm went off indicating it contained suspicious items, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. The TSA found a circular compound, about three inches in diameter, wrapped in wax-like paper and clear plastic wrap hidden in the baggage, investigators said.
The immediate area of the airport was evacuated and the TSA notified the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority Police Department who then contacted the FBI. Multiple FBI agents, including a bomb technician, then examined the device. The technician determined the device contained a granular type of powder that was a mixture of flash powder used in commercial grade fireworks. The technician also determined a “fuse” to ignite explosives appeared to be part of the device, which he concluded was an explosive.
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