An Adelaide teenager has faced court after he allegedly carried a pipe bomb onto a public bus. The 16-year-old, from the southern suburb of Woodcroft, was arrested on March 5 and has spent more than three weeks in custody. A blanket suppression order on the case was lifted in the Youth Court on Friday morning. It is alleged his arrest followed a report to police, which indicated the boy intended to self-harm. Police say further investigation uncovered CCTV vision and statements revealed he had explosives on the bus, which was travelling a southern suburbs route, but they were not detonated. A search of the address where the boy was living found other devices. He is facing nine charges including aggravated endangering life and manufacturing and possessing explosives. Several reporting restrictions remain on the case, but magistrate Luke Davis said the public should know that investigations into the matter were ongoing. "The public should be aware of that, in terms of their safety," he said. Police Minister Corey Wingard commended officers involved in the case "SAPOL have responded incredibly well to this incident and we want to do everything we can to keep people safe," he said on Friday. "That is at the forefront of what SAPOL do, and I do commend the officers involved in this incident that made sure nothing more serious did happen. "If people see something untoward they should report it to police and, as happened in this case, police responded very quickly and did an exceptionally good job." The boy is due to reappear before the court in April. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Australian Associated Press
Corey Wingard has praised police for their response to an incident allegedly involving pipe bombs.
An Adelaide teenager has faced court after he allegedly carried a pipe bomb onto a public bus.
The 16-year-old, from the southern suburb of Woodcroft, was arrested on March 5 and has spent more than three weeks in custody.
A blanket suppression order on the case was lifted in the Youth Court on Friday morning.
It is alleged his arrest followed a report to police, which indicated the boy intended to self-harm.
Police say further investigation uncovered CCTV vision and statements revealed he had explosives on the bus, which was travelling a southern suburbs route, but they were not detonated.
A search of the address where the boy was living found other devices.
He is facing nine charges including aggravated endangering life and manufacturing and possessing explosives.
Several reporting restrictions remain on the case, but magistrate Luke Davis said the public should know that investigations into the matter were ongoing.
"The public should be aware of that, in terms of their safety," he said.
Police Minister Corey Wingard commended officers involved in the case
"SAPOL have responded incredibly well to this incident and we want to do everything we can to keep people safe," he said on Friday.
"That is at the forefront of what SAPOL do, and I do commend the officers involved in this incident that made sure nothing more serious did happen.
"If people see something untoward they should report it to police and, as happened in this case, police responded very quickly and did an exceptionally good job."
The boy is due to reappear before the court in April.
