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OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma man was taken into custody after he tried to carry a bomb on board an airplane on Wednesday in Oklahoma City, an FBI spokesman said. ADVERTISEMENT Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, was detained on Wednesday morning after a security screener using an X-ray machine saw the device in his luggage as he tried to board a flight to Philadelphia at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City. "Although the investigation is in its initial stages we have found no apparent connection to any type of terrorist activity or group," FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said. Johnson...

Oklahoma City, Okla. — A University of Oklahoma student was released on $10,000 bail Thursday after appearing in federal court to be formally accused of a felony for bringing a small explosive device into Will Rogers World Airport. Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr. was arrested Wednesday at a security checkpoint at Will Rogers World Airport when a small explosive device was found in his carry-on bag. Officials have found no apparent connection between Dreyling and any terrorist group or activity, said FBI spokesman Agent Gary Johnson. AP Federal agents arrested Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, Wednesday at a security checkpoint after...