Tampa police block traffic along South Dale Mabry Highway near the main entrance of MacDill Air Force Base after a suspicious package was reported at the gate in Tampa, Fla., on March 16, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images
A brother and sister face federal charges after an explosive device was found outside a U.S. military base in Florida, which investigators say they planted before fleeing to China.
U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the indictments Thursday in a joint news conference with the FBI.
Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.