WASHINGTON, Oct 25: Baggage screeners found bomb components in a carry-on piece of luggage at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday and cleared the area to investigate, Department of Homeland Security spokesmen said.

A department spokesman said the screeners found “all components of an IED” (improvised explosive device) in a piece of luggage. They then evacuated the commuter terminal of the airport and bomb specialists began to investigate, the spokesman said.

Transportation Security Administration spokesman Nico Melendez said an employee noticed a “suspicious item” in a piece of luggage as it was going through the X-ray machine.—Reuters