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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.<br \/>\nThe bomb did not detonate.<br \/>\nUS Attorney Gregory Kehoe has said it had the \u201cpotential to&#8230;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. Alen Zheng, 20, of Land O\u2019Lakes, is accused of planting the bomb and lighting the fuse at the base on March 10. 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