Air passenger says he forgot he had bomb

OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man told federal investigators he forgot a pipe bomb he built for fun was in his luggage when tried to board an airplane, according to court documents.

Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr, 24, was charged on Thursday with trying to carry the bomb aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta on Wednesday, according to the documents.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and Oklahoma City police officers said the pipe bomb contained a metal cartridge filled with gunpowder attached to a detonator made from model rocket parts, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI.

Dreyling, a student at the University of Oklahoma, could have detonated the bomb using his cell phone battery, the document said.

Dreyling told investigators he made bombs for recreation and had recently set off several devices with friends in rural Oklahoma.

- REUTERS