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Police: Matthews man had explosives (North Carolina)
Sat, Feb. 09

A 21-year-old man pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving this morning had a functional explosive device inside his car that was later detonated by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg bomb squad, Matthews police said.

Sasan Ghazal, of east Charlotte, was in Mecklenburg jail Saturday afternoon on $101,500 bond. He's charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction and with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Police haven't said what kind of device they found or what they believe Ghazal intended to do with it.

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http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/486272.html

Worker at SFO held on gun charge
02/09/2008

SFO — A United Airlines employee at San Francisco International Airport was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sneaking a loaded handgun into a secure area of the airport, authorities said Friday. The employee reportedly had a dispute with colleagues at work and someone discovered during the argument that the person had a firearm, FBI Special Agent Joseph Schadler said.

A spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the incident, said Traci Bracken was charged on suspicion of one count of possessing a concealed weapon and one count of possessing a loaded gun. No further information about Bracken was available by press time, according to Sgt. Linda Gibbons of the Sheriff's Office.

But a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office said there were no records of a Traci Bracken in the computer system. She said a 55-year-old man by the name of Timothy Bracken was arrested Thursday on the same charges of concealing and possessing a loaded weapon. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Elaine Tipton said.

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http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/ci_8216493