A package that was going to be loaded onto a cruise ship at the Port of Miami tested positive for plastic explosives Monday, the Coast Guard said.I noted the earlier incident here. All charges against the three men involved in yesterday's incident have been dropped.
The package was tested six times and each time it came back positive for C4, said Petty Officer James Judge.
Miami-Dade police were examining the package to confirm whether explosives were present.
The developments came a day after three Middle Eastern men in a cargo truck sparked a brief terrorism scare at the port. After a bomb squad search, authorities concluded that the men were carrying automotive parts and that the scare stemmed from miscommunication.
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Monday, January 08, 2007
Another Security Breach at Port of Miami?
Hot Air reports that the bomb squad detonated the suspected items, and it proved to be nothing more than sprinkler parts. It was a false positive. However, for a time the news reports indicated that the items contained C-4 residue on packages destined to be loaded upon a cruise ship as per this ABC News report.
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