A bomb planted outside a US Air Force base in Florida last month was built inside two 2-liter cherry Pepsi bottles, according to federal prosecutors.
Alen Zheng, 20, of Land O’Lakes, is accused of planting a bomb and lighting a fuse at the base on March 10. He drove the explosive device to MacDill Air Force Base in the boot of his Mercedes SUV, according to a document filed by prosecutors Friday.
The bomb did not explode.
US Attorney Gregory Kehoe said it had “the potential to be very serious”.
Friday’s trial came as part of an attempt to prevent Zheng’s sister, Ann Mary, from being released as she faces charges of tampering with evidence and being an accessory after the fact in her brother’s case.
Ann Mary Zheng is accused of helping Alen Zheng get rid of his car and flee to China.
