Police question scientist in Miami airport scare

MIAMI (AP) — A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a government official said.

The FBI and Miami-Dade police were interviewing the 70-year-old man, the official said Friday. No explosives have been found. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation.

The man being questioned at the airport is an American citizen, FBI agent Michael Leverock said at a news conference in Miami.

“He’s being very cooperative,” Leverock said. “He’s not under arrest at this time.”