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. 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. Alen Zheng is suspected of placing an explosive device at the visitors center of the MacDill air force base on 10 March, then calling 911 to alert officials. Investigators at the base said they searched for the device but did not find it for nearly a week. In the meantime, the Zhengs sold a car used to plant the bomb, and fled to China, arriving on 12 March.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2026 22:08 UTC