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Bomb allegedly left at US base by Alen Zheng was built inside 2 Pepsi bottles

South China Morning Post · · 184 words · By Tribune News Service
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“Bomb allegedly left at US base by Alen Zheng was built inside 2 Pepsi bottles”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the claim about the bomb being constructed with two 2-litre cherry Pepsi bottles.
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“The revelation of the bomb’s make-up comes amid questions of how it sat outside the military installation for six days without being found”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the claim about the bomb remaining undiscovered for six days.
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“The bomb placed outside a US Air Force Base visitors centre in Florida last month was built inside two 2-litre cherry Pepsi bottles, according to federal prosecutors.”
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Wikipedia entries about Air Force bases in Florida do not mention the bomb or its construction with Pepsi bottles. No other sources corroborate this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eglin Air Force Base (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida panhandle, located about three miles (5 km) southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) (IATA: MCF, ICAO: KMCF, FAA LID: MCF) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. MacDil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyndall Air Force Base (IATA: PAM, ICAO: KPAM, FAA LID: PAM) is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base
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“Alen Zheng, 20, of Land O’Lakes, is accused of planting the bomb and lighting the fuse at the base on March 10.”
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Wikipedia entries about unrelated topics (tennis players) do not confirm the claim about Alen Zheng's alleged actions. No other sources corroborate this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Falkenburg (January 29, 1926 – January 6, 2022) was a Brazilian-American tennis player and entrepreneur. He is best known for winning the Men's Singles at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Falkenburg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová, pronounced [ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː] ; née Šubertová [ˈʃubɛrtovaː]; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilova
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stefanie Maria Graf ( GRA(H)F, German: [ˈʃtɛfi ˈɡʁaːf] ; born 14 June 1969), known professionally as Steffi Graf and preferring to be called Stefanie since 2001, is a German former professional tennis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_Graf
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“He drove the explosive to MacDill Air Force Base in the boot of his Mercedes SUV, according to a document filed by prosecutors Friday.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the claim about Alen Zheng transporting the bomb in his Mercedes SUV.
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“The bomb did not detonate.”
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Cross-references mention devices that did not detonate, but these references pertain to different incidents (e.g., 1990 attempted bombing). No specific evidence confirms the Florida bomb did not detonate.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Project Chariot involved detonating thermonuclear bombs in an Indigenous village in coastal northwestern Alaska.
https://theconversation.com/bypass-the-strait-of-hormuz-with…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The device, which was allegedly designed to explode on impact, did not detonate.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/perth…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These include an attempted bombing of a Deutsche Bank building in Eschborn in 1990, which failed to detonate, and a 1991 shooting attack on the US Embassy in Bonn involving at least 250 rounds.
https://www.dw.com/en/ex-red-army-faction-member-klette-face…
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“Ann Mary Zheng is accused of helping Alen Zheng get rid of his car and flee to China.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the claim about Ann Mary Zheng's alleged involvement.
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