A man who has since fled to China was charged with placing an improvised explosive device outside the visitor’s center at a Florida military base housing US Central Command, which is leading the joint US-Israeli war effort against Iran. Kehoe said investigators do not have evidence that a foreign country is connected to the crime and are still investigating Zheng’s possible motivations. The base was searched but no device was located until March 16, six days later, Kehoe said, when the IED was found in a secluded area near the base’s visitor’s center. By the time they had located the device, Zheng and his sister had fled to China, Kehoe said. Zheng has been charged with three counts including making an explosive device and attempt to damage government property.

Source: CNN March 26, 2026 22:17 UTC