Fake Cell Phone Bomb Found During X-Ray Check At India's Mangalore Airport

An officer spotted the suspicious scan and found a 'clay-like substance' inside the mobile phone power bank

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Fake explosives hidden in mobile phone spark bomb scare during X-ray checks at India's Mangalore Airport

* Fake explosives packed into a mobile phone sparked the bomb alert in India
* Security staff discovered device while screening 26-year-old travelling to Dubai
* An officer spotted the suspicious scan and found a 'clay-like substance' inside

Fake explosives packed into a mobile phone today sparked a bomb alert at India's southern Mangalore Airport.

Security staff discovered the device while screening a 26-year-old travelling to Dubai. He has been identified only as 'M. Mohammed'.

An officer spotted the suspicious scan and found a 'clay-like substance' inside the mobile phone power bank.

The airport's dog squad gave 'mixed signals' after sniffing the bag but an explosive trace test ultimately confirmed that it was not a viable device.

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WNU Editor: This smells like a dry-run terror attempt.

More News On Today's Bomb Scare At India's Mangalore Airport

Fake cellphone bomb discovered in checked luggage at Mangalore Airport -- International Business Times
Suspicious object detected in luggage triggers bomb scare at Mangalore Airport -- Times of India
Major security alert at Indian airport after 'mobile phone bomb' found hidden in passenger luggage -- Daily Record
Mangalore Airport cellphone bomb 'was dry run by terrorist sales rep showing customers how they could bring down plane' -- The Mirror