Authorities said on Wednesday (March 1) that a man was arrested at the Pennsylvania airport after he checked in a suitcase that had an explosive device hidden in its lining. The criminal complaint says that Marc Muffley, 40, was charged with possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, the news agency AP reported.&nbsp;

Prosecutors alleged the material was found in the suitcase that Muffley checked in on Monday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport to Allegiant Air Flight 201 for a flight bound to&nbsp;Florida. Authorities said when&nbsp;the explosive&nbsp;was detected in his suitcase during screening, Muffley was paged over the airport's public address system but he did not report and security cameras caught him leaving the airport. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested him from his residence on Monday night.&nbsp;

When the suitcase was examined during security screening,&nbsp;a circular compound about three inches in diameter encased in wax-like paper and clear plastic wrap was&nbsp;found hidden in its lining following which an alert was issued.&nbsp;

A bomb technician from the FBI, who X-rayed the compound, said that it had a granular powder consistent with a commercial-grade firework and was suspected to be a mixture of flash powder and the dark granulars that are used in commercial-grade fireworks, the AP reported.&nbsp;

<p data-analytics-observe="off" data-component-name="paragraph" data-editable="text" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_9258D9E4-4B01-3376-C7B0-9F4A394F8D8B@published">Attached to the compound were a quick fuse and a hobby fuse. The criminal complaint said the authorities concluded both the black powder and flash powder were susceptible to igniting from heat and friction and posed a significant risk to the aircraft and the passengers.&nbsp;

Authorities also said that Muffley's suitcase also contained a can of butane, a lighter, a pipe with white powder residue, a wireless drill with cordless batteries, and two GFCI outlets (a type of circuit breaker) taped together with black tape.&nbsp;

Bomb technicians determined the item was indeed a live explosive device, and&nbsp;out of an abundance of caution, the immediate area of airport was evacuated and the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were notified.

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Authorities said on Wednesday (March 1) that a man was arrested at the Pennsylvania airport after he checked in a suitcase that had an explosive device hidden in its lining.

Authorities said on Wednesday (March 1) that a man was arrested at the Pennsylvania airport after he checked in a suitcase that had an explosive device hidden in its lining. The criminal complaint says that Marc Muffley, 40, was charged with possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, the news agency AP reported. Prosecutors alleged the material was found in the suitcase that Muffley checked in on Monday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport to Allegiant Air Flight 201 for a flight bound to Florida. Authorities said when the explosive was detected in his suitcase during screening, Muffley was paged over the airport's public address system but he did not report and security cameras caught him leaving the airport. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested him from his residence on Monday night. When the suitcase was examined during security screening, a circular compound about three inches in diameter encased in wax-like paper and clear plastic wrap was found hidden in its lining following which an alert was issued. A bomb technician from the FBI, who X-rayed the compound, said that it had a granular powder consistent with a commercial-grade firework and was suspected to be a mixture of flash powder and the dark granulars that are used in commercial-grade fireworks, the AP reported. Attached to the compound were a quick fuse and a hobby fuse. The criminal complaint said the authorities concluded both the black powder and flash powder were susceptible to igniting from heat and friction and posed a significant risk to the aircraft and the passengers. Authorities also said that Muffley's suitcase also contained a can of butane, a lighter, a pipe with white powder residue, a wireless drill with cordless batteries, and two GFCI outlets (a type of circuit breaker) taped together with black tape. Bomb technicians determined the item was indeed a live explosive device, and out of an abundance of caution, the immediate area of airport was evacuated and the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were notified. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

US: Man arrested after screening detects explosives hidden in his suitcase at Pennsylvania airport

A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. 
 
The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York&#39;s John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane&#39;s website. 
 
&quot;Such a pleasure to land in #NYC! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability,&quot; said the project&#39;s co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. 
 
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. 
 
The solar craft&#39;s cruising speed, akin to that of a car, required pilots to take up meditation and hypnosis in training to stay alert for long periods. 
 
Borschberg alternates with fellow pilot Bertrand Piccard at the controls for each segment of what they hope will be the first round-the-world solar-powered flight. 
 
On April 24, Piccard landed in San Francisco, completing a trans-Pacific crossing after a nearly three-day trip that began in Hawaii. The flight took more than three times the 18 hours Amelia Earhart took to fly solo from Hawaii to California in the 1930s. 
 
The propeller-driven Solar Impulse flies without a drop of fuel and its four engines are powered solely by energy collected from more than 17,000 solar cells built into its wings. 
 
Surplus power is stored in four batteries during the day, to keep the plane aloft on extreme long-distance flights. 
 
The carbon-fiber plane, with a wingspan exceeding that of a Boeing 747 and the weight of a family car, is unlikely to set speed or altitude records. It can climb to 28,000 feet (8,500 m), and cruise at 34 to 62 mph (55 to 100 kph). 
 
In a precursor of their globe-circling quest, the two men completed a multi-flight crossing of the United States with an earlier version of the solar plane in 2013.

The plane collects energy from more than 17,000 solar cells built into its wings. It can climb to 28,000 feet and cruise at 34 to 62 mph

A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website. "Such a pleasure to land in #NYC! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar craft's cruising speed, akin to that of a car, required pilots to take up meditation and hypnosis in training to stay alert for long periods. Borschberg alternates with fellow pilot Bertrand Piccard at the controls for each segment of what they hope will be the first round-the-world solar-powered flight. On April 24, Piccard landed in San Francisco, completing a trans-Pacific crossing after a nearly three-day trip that began in Hawaii. The flight took more than three times the 18 hours Amelia Earhart took to fly solo from Hawaii to California in the 1930s. The propeller-driven Solar Impulse flies without a drop of fuel and its four engines are powered solely by energy collected from more than 17,000 solar cells built into its wings. Surplus power is stored in four batteries during the day, to keep the plane aloft on extreme long-distance flights. The carbon-fiber plane, with a wingspan exceeding that of a Boeing 747 and the weight of a family car, is unlikely to set speed or altitude records. It can climb to 28,000 feet (8,500 m), and cruise at 34 to 62 mph (55 to 100 kph). In a precursor of their globe-circling quest, the two men completed a multi-flight crossing of the United States with an earlier version of the solar plane in 2013.

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US: Man arrested after screening detects explosives hidden in his suitcase at Pennsylvania airport

Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe