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The unidentified
soldier, wearing a costume that appeared to be an explosive
vest, tried to pass a checkpoint on Saturday evening, the base
said in a Facebook post, which has since been removed, according
to Military.com.
The post said the incident resulted in an emergency response
that consisted of the gate being briefly closed as explosive
technicians cleared the site, according to the military news
website.
Base officials were not immediately available for comment.
Military.com reported it was unclear if the soldier will be
charged.
The base removed the original Facebook post about incident
because of comments that were "profane, sophomoric, or did not
treat the subject seriously," it said in a subsequent post.
The later post confirmed a soldier wearing a suicide bomber
costume tried entering Fort Bragg. It also said that base
residents were instructed not to wear costumes of "such a nature
and theme."
Fort Bragg has been the scene of violence in the past. A soldier
killed a member of his unit and wounded another during a
briefing there in 2012, before shooting and wounding himself.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Editing
by Eric Walsh)
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