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The man who wascaught at Sacramento International Airportwith a bag full of explosives had a chilling message on his phone which read: “We will be awaiting your call.”
Kimani Osayande Jones, 49, was detained after TSA agents uncovered his carry-on luggage was filled with bombs and weapons on Saturday.
Federal prosecutors say the cryptic six-word text was discovered alongside a separate phone allegedly displaying a 15-minute countdown timer.
The FBIclaims Jones was headed for an American Airlines flight from Sacramento to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Investigators said he arrived at the checkpoint around 9 p.m., wearing blue latex gloves and a scarf covering his face, and carrying five cell phones.
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Inside his backpack,TSA officersallegedly found an M-type pyrotechnic explosive, a torch lighter ready to ignite it, a knife, scissors, a scissor blade, an aerosol can, and zip ties.
The device was described as a brown cylinder measuring about 2.5 inches long with a green fuse protruding from one end.
Bomb technicians later tested and disposed of the explosive. Prosecutors said both the powder and fuse were found to be “viable and energetic.”
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