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The Guardian - US
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José Olivares

Man who allegedly planted bomb at US airbase at large after fleeing to China

two model planes above a sign that reads 'US air force MacDill air force base'
The MacDill air force base, located near Tampa, Florida. Photograph: Dave Decker/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

A man who allegedly planted a bomb that went undiscovered for a week in the visitors center of the Florida headquarters of US Central Command, which oversees the ongoing war in Iran, remained at large on Friday after fleeing to China.

Authorities charged Alen Zheng and his sister Ann Mary Zheng, both US citizens, in separate indictments this week for their alleged role in planting the explosive device at MacDill air force base. Ann Mary Zheng was arrested in the US after a short trip to China, and was arraigned on Thursday in a federal court in Florida.

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