[1/3] Mark Muffley walks at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, U.S., in this handout picture provided by the FBI and obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2023.
FBI/Handout via REUTERSWASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - A man was arrested and charged with attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft after his bag triggered an alarm at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.
The FBI said that Mark Muffley, 40, from Lansford, Pennsylvania, checked a suitcase on Monday for a flight that was heading to Sanford, Florida.
"FBI and local law enforcement bomb technicians determined that the item was indeed a live explosive device," a TSA spokesperson said.
The airport said it had closed a part of its main terminal briefly on Monday while authorities probed the suspicious package.