FBI says package at Air Force base had 'possible energetic materials'
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The FBI said a field screening was conducted on the package's contents, identifying \
A suspicious package found outside a gate at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida earlier this week contained "possible energetic materials," the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday, March 18.
The suspicious package was reported at the MacDill Air Force Base's visitor center near a gate at around 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday, March 16, the base said in a statement. First responders established a cordon and diverted traffic to another gate "out of an abundance of caution," according to the statement.
By about 5 p.m., the base said the "incident was terminated and the scene was declared safe." Normal gate operations resumed, and the package was cleared from the scene by special agent bomb technicians from the FBI's Tampa field office.
Following a preliminary investigation, the FBI said that field screening was conducted on the package's contents and identified "possible energetic materials." The FBI did not provide further details on the material found in the package.
Energetic materials are substances that store large amounts of chemical energy and rapidly release it when triggered by heat, shock, or friction, according to Safety Management Services. Common energetic materials include explosives, propellants, and fuel.
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