Suspicious Man Arrested At Orlando Airport

Sources Tell CBS News Passenger's Bag Contained Parts That Could Be Used In Pipe Bomb

(CBS)  A man is in custody at Orlando International Airport after law enforcement authorities found suspicious items in his bag that security sources say "appear to be component parts that could be used in manufacturing pipe bombs," reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.

The man was stopped at a screening checkpoint inside Orlando's Terminal A as he headed for a flight to Jamaica. Orr reports he was detained by TSA officers trained in behavioral analysis, and his checked bag was then retrieved from the baggage area.

Sources told CBS News the contents of the bag included: sections of pipe, a battery pack and written materials and manuals concerning explosives. It is unclear whether any explosive materials were found, and the bag itself had not apparently been fashioned into any kind of IED, the sources said.

The suspect has not been connected to any threat and apparently made no threat of his own. There is no evidence that he is connected to any larger criminal or terrorist enterprise, though federal officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Transportation Security Administration continue to work with local police in a preliminary investigation.

A statement by the TSA said a bomb squad was also at the scene, but had no further information.

TSA says flight operations are operating normally and both security checkpoints are open.

[michellem99-2009]

Bush he is the reason all of this..It is sad yer allowing America to become a police state..My kin who years ago left to live in America..an irish who felt America was better. Why..I ask yer long dead..The more they bar this that the worse it is..Flying is like being an inmate. Dad yer did not raise yer paw for the new america..I am 53 and pity the young who know no better.

[antoniof123]

Slow day today huh.

[joyous88]

Suspicious man at airport??

Orange alert!! orange alert!! orange alert!!

Run for your lives! Run for your lives!

Sheep.

[ranger1948]

It would be funny if he turned out to be working for our government.

[andor3]

there are pipe parts called nipples, and they are probably about the size that would fit in a suitcase... hmmm maybe there was a misinterpretation of as memo to watch for people with suspicious metal nipples.

[luigi999-2009]

Congratulations to the alert security guards at Orlando airport! Job well done!

[payasyougo]

Probably a CBS news hound hoping to do a slam story on the TSA.

[aztecdakota]

Nutz, had to request one added comment. Suspicion of Terrorist or Bomb clues, INSPECT? YES! YES! Womens'' Nipples???? No, No, No. How much explosives can they pack in there?

[aztecdakota]

Hey, a woman had her nipple jewelry remove by airport employees. For God''s sake they knew what they were, common sense. Those employees should be booked, tried, and registered as *** offenders. Using their badges to play the game, yuck. Will they get away with it, pity the next poor female passenger.

[bobnjersey]

is it suspicious ... or is it illegal? if the pipe was in one bag ... the battery in another ... and the instructions in his pocket ... is that illegal?

it''s all clearly pretty stupid ... and that in itself is very suspicious.

[veteran72]

When you bomb and blow up the right people, Darth and Shrub will call you a "Freedom Fighter". There''s no such thing as a Terrorist Anti-Castro Neocon, just ask ''em.

[feelfree1]

Re: "Suspicious Man Arrested At Orlando Airport"

Was it Luis Posada Carriles, the wanted airplane bomber/terrorist that has been coddled by the Bush regime?

He''s pretty suspicious, if you ask me, but I''d bet that he is not on the "no-fly" list.

He''s George''s kind of terrorist!