Driver Found With Bomb-Making Materials at California Base

Driver Found With Bomb-Making Materials at California Base
The Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego Bay, San Diego, on Jan. 21, 2007. Dr. Scott M. Lieberman/AP Photo
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CORONADO, Calif.—The main entrance to North Island Naval Air Station near San Diego was closed Tuesday after a motorist was found with bomb-making materials, a military spokesman said.

The vehicle approached the gate at about 9 a.m. and was stopped and searched at the request of Naval Criminal Investigative Service officials, Naval Base Coronado spokesman Kevin Dixon told the San Diego Union-Tribune.