CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — The main entrance to North Island Naval Air Station near San Diego was forced to briefly shut down after a motorist was found with bomb-making materials in his car.
A military spokesman says the vehicle approached the gate around 9 a.m. and was stopped and searched at the request of Naval Criminal Investigative Service officials.
The spokesman says the search turned up bomb-making materials that were not assembled into any kind of device.
Officials detained the driver for questioning.
The main gate remained closed as of Tuesday afternoon and authorities asked people to stay away, according to the base’s Facebook.”
Naval Air Station North Island is one of eight U.S. military installations that make up Naval Base Coronado.
