Man convicted of having pipe bomb in luggage at UK airport

LONDON - 8 August 2017: A man who arrived at a British airport for a flight with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage has been convicted of possessing explosives, ABC News reported.

Nadeem Muhammad denied wrongdoing after security staff found the device inside the zip lining of his bag at Manchester Airport on Jan. 30. He said the bomb, made from masking tape, batteries and a marker pen tube, must have been planted by someone else.

But prosecutors said he planned to detonate it during a Ryanair flight to Italy.

They also revealed that security officers didn't initially believe the bomb was viable, and Muhammad was allowed to fly to Italy several days later. He was arrested when he returned to Britain.

Muhammad was convicted Tuesday at Manchester Crown Court. He will be sentenced Aug. 23.