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Jamaican detained after carrying explosives

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Kevin Brown, 32, was detained at Orlando International Airport Tuesday,  April 1, after U.S. investigators found bomb parts in his luggage.
Brown,  a Jamaican, told authorities that he intended to blow up a pipe bomb in  a tree stump in Jamaica to show his friends how to make explosives like  those used in Iraq.
FBI agent Kelly Boaz said in a statement that  two prescription bottles containing air gun pellets, batteries,  lighters, lighter fluid, two galvanized pipes and end caps with holes  drilled in them and two bottles of nitromethane were found in Browns  luggage.
Nitromethane is a liquid commonly used as a solvent and  cleaning agent that can be used to manufacture explosives.
Investigators  said that Brown also had bomb-making instructions in his backpack.
Brown  was detained while attempting to check  his luggage on Air Jamaica  flight 80 to Montego Bay after  a behavior detection officer observed  that Brown was acting strangely, he singled him out for closer  inspection.
The FBI reported that Brown was in the United States  legally.
The incident caused some flight delays at Orlando  International Airport after the terminal was evacuated for several  hours.
After making an initial court appearance, U.S. Magistrate  Karla Spaulding scheduled a bond hearing for Brown which is scheduled  for today.

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