Former USF student federally indicted for bomb threat at MacDill Air Force Base

A former USF student was indicted Wednesday on three counts tied to an improvised explosive device outside the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

On March 10, Alen Zheng attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device at the MacDill Air Force Base visitor’s center, according to the indictment unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday.

A MacDill Air Force serviceman found the improvised explosive device on March 16, which resulted in a six-hour closure of the Dale Mabry gate and visitor center, according to its Facebook…

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