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An airport employee has been arrested in connection with dry ice explosions at Los Angeles international airport (LAX) after police stepped up patrols and increased checks on employees. An airport employee has been arrested in connection with dry ice explosions at Los Angeles international airport (LAX) after police stepped up patrols and increased checks on employees.
Bennett Dicarlo, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was charged with possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. He was being held on $1m (£625,000) bail.Bennett Dicarlo, a 28-year-old employee for the ground handling company Servisair, was charged with possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. He was being held on $1m (£625,000) bail.
Dicarlo took the dry ice from a plane and placed it in an employee restroom on Sunday night and another device that was found outside the international terminal, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation who wasn't authorised to speak publicly. Dicarlo took the dry ice from a plane and placed it in staff toilets on Sunday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation who wasn't authorised to speak publicly. Another device was found outside the international terminal.
Police had previously said they didn't believe the explosions were acts of terror because of the locations of the devices and because people weren't targeted. No one was injured in either incident, although some flights were delayed on Sunday.Police had previously said they didn't believe the explosions were acts of terror because of the locations of the devices and because people weren't targeted. No one was injured in either incident, although some flights were delayed on Sunday.
The incidents may be the work of a disgruntled employee due to an internal labour dispute, said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Michael Downing, who heads the department's counter-terrorism and special operations bureau. The incidents may be the work of a disgruntled employee, amid an internal labour dispute, said the deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Downing, who heads the department's counter-terrorism and special operations bureau.
Swissport has recently agreed to acquire Servisair and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. An afterhours message seeking comment from Servisair was not immediately returned.Swissport has recently agreed to acquire Servisair and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. An afterhours message seeking comment from Servisair was not immediately returned.
Dicarlo was riding in a van with several others, including a supervisor, when he decided to plant one of the dry ice bombs, the official told the Associated Press. Those in the van were aware of the dry ice, the official said, but no other arrests have been made.Dicarlo was riding in a van with several others, including a supervisor, when he decided to plant one of the dry ice bombs, the official told the Associated Press. Those in the van were aware of the dry ice, the official said, but no other arrests have been made.
The bombs were made by putting dry ice in 567g plastic bottles and could have caused serious injury to anyone in close proximity, Downing said. The bombs were made by putting dry ice in plastic bottles and could have caused serious injury to anyone in close proximity, Downing said.
One device exploded in an employee rest room on Sunday night in Terminal 2. Remnants of an exploded bottle also were found that night on the tarmac area near the Tom Bradley international terminal, but an employee threw it away. The same employee found an unexploded bottle on Monday evening and then reported what he had found the previous day. One device exploded in employee toilets on Sunday night in Terminal 2. Remnants of an exploded bottle also were found that night on the tarmac area near the Tom Bradley international terminal, but an employee threw it away. The same employee found an unexploded bottle on Monday evening and then reported what he had found the previous day.
While there are cameras in some restricted-access areas, Downing said there was not as much camera coverage as in the public-access areas and investigators had been reviewing available video.While there are cameras in some restricted-access areas, Downing said there was not as much camera coverage as in the public-access areas and investigators had been reviewing available video.
Dry ice is widely used by vendors to keep food fresh.Dry ice is widely used by vendors to keep food fresh.
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