Bomb-Making Materials Found in Checked Luggage at Orlando

April 2, 2008 by Jenn Sierra  
Filed under News

Following the fireworks mishap at the WWE in Orlando, yesterday, in which about two dozen fans were injured, TSA authorities discovered incediary devices in the checked luggage of Jamaican national, Kevin Brown. According to the Orlando Sentinel:

Kevin Brown, 32, is charged with attempting to carry an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft…The suspect was identified late Tuesday as Kevin Brown, 32, a Jamaican national who was scheduled to fly on Air Jamaica Flight 80 to Montego Bay at 2:55 p.m. Transportation Security Administration officers spotted him acting suspiciously about noon, TSA and law-enforcement officials said. Several officials said the man was “acting strange” and questioned his mental stability.

The Associated Press is reporting that Mr. Brown has since told authorities, “he wanted to show friends how to build explosives like he saw in Iraq…The FBI was still trying to determine whether Kevin Brown was ever in Iraq. Investigators noted he first told them he wanted to detonate the materials on a tree stump in Jamaica.”

News.com.au is reporting:

FBI spokesman David Couvertier said in a statement that the agency was still trying to confirm Brown’s identity, particularly his date of birth. Law enforcement officials said they were trying to establish if Brown was a US Army veteran.

Brown was detained while attempting to check his luggage on Air Jamaica flight 80 to Montego Bay after a “behaviour detection officer” keeping watch for suspicious activity singled him out for closer inspection, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

The FBI said initial record checks indicated Brown was in the United States legally.

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