MacDill bomb plot: Prosecutors say Land O’Lakes woman is flight risk after brother flees to China

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  • A woman charged in connection with a bomb plot against MacDill Air Force Base appeared in federal court on Tuesday.
  • Ann Mary Zheng, 27, is accused of helping her brother plant a bomb at the base in March.
  • Her brother, Alen Zheng, 20, is believed to be in China.

TAMPA, Fla. Federal prosecutors are requesting that the woman charged in connection with a bomb plot at MacDill Air Force Base be kept behind bars.

Ann Mary Zheng, 27, is accused of helping her brother, Alen Zheng, 20, plant an IED at the base in March.

She appeared in federal court on Tuesday for a detention hearing.

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