A man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a Ryanair flight to Italy at Manchester Airport.
The 'crude improvised explosive device' was spotted by officers in Nadeem Muhammads' carry-on luggage as he passed through security on January 30.
The device made from batteries, wire, masking tape and a marker pen contained nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose and could have blown a hole in the aircraft fuselage, according to experts.
The 43-year-old from Bury, who was born in Pakistan, was found guilty of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life at Manchester Crown Court.
He will be sentenced on August 23.
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Can't understand why he was allowed to travel after the device was found , whether it was dangerous or not , a device put together like that is not a commonly found item in hand luggage ? Did they think it was a " Blue Peter inspired Blackberry " complete with marker pen and masking tape ? Perhaps they had run out of the sticky backed plastic ?
I thought the same! Apparently he holds an Italian passport, flew back home on the 5th, Italian police searched his house & he then returned here on the 12th & was arrested.
Will see if he turns up on 23rd.
Will see if he turns up on 23rd.
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