Man held at NC airport after claiming to have bomb

  • Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:56 a.m.

CHARLLOTTE (AP) — Police have arrested a man who claimed to have a bomb in his carry-on luggage at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.

Felipe Moraga Martin, 24, is charged with felony reporting of a false bomb in a public building.


Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say while Martin was in line to board a U.S. Airways plane Saturday night, he told airline employees he had a bomb in his luggage. Police determined that Martin did not have a bomb and arrested him on the false reporting charge.

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