Sunday, March 29, 2026

FL: Attempted IED Attack at MacDill AFB Thwarted

On 10 March 2026, Alen Zheng (20) unsuccessfully attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) at the MacDill Airforce Base Visitor's Center in Tampa, FL.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 07:33 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

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Alen Zheng, a US citizen, allegedly planted device that went undiscovered for a week at MacDill air force base in Florida

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-- Guardian US (@us.theguardian.com) Mar 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM

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Alen Zheng was indicted after he reportedly fled to China. If convicted, he faces a minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison.

His sister, Ann Mary Zheng, faces 30 years if found guilty of witness tampering and being an accessory after the fact to the crime.

The motive behind the Zhengs' actions remains unknown and their mother has been detained by ICE pending deportation for overstaying her visa.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-29 06:34 AM

Was it one of those nuclear suicide vests?

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-29 10:54 AM

"A what?"

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#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-29 11:02 AM

*** Man Arrested for Calling in Threat to MacDill USAFB ***

"Jonathan James Elder (35, St. Petersburg) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with using the telephone to make a threat to kill, injure, intimidate, or damage a building. If convicted, Elder faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.

Elder allegedly called MacDill Air Force Base on 18 March 2026 in the wake of the discovery of a suspicious package at MacDill Visitor Control Center earlier that week."

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This poor guy probably threw away his life out of anger and frustration over Dummkopf Trumpf and Israel's illegal war against the people of Iran.

Source: www.justice.gov

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-29 09:50 PM

#4

It hasn't been against the people of Iran. It's been against your Islamofascist dictatorship that has been terrorizing the people of Iran.

#5 | Posted by rf4b at 2026-03-29 10:49 PM

Same Difference. They're all Iranian people.

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-30 07:57 AM

terrorizing the people of Iran.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-30 08:15 AM

State sponsored murder of its citizens.
What make the United States better than Iran?
I used to know. These days it's not so clear.

#8 | Posted by YAV at 2026-03-30 09:12 AM

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