A man who attempted to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a plane at Manchester Airport was allowed to fly again days later because police did not realise the device was viable, a court heard. Nadeem Muhammad, 43, was attempting to board a flight to Bergamo, Italy, on January 30 when security officers found the device, made from batteries, tape, a marker pen and pins.
But the court heard when airport security swabbed the bomb, there was no trace of explosives on the outside and officers did not believe it was a viable device. Mr Muhammad, who was born in Pakistan but had an Italian passport, was questioned by police but was not arrested - and on February 5 boarded another flight to Italy.
