An Adelaide teenager has been charged over allegations he took a pipe bomb onto a bus earlier this month.
The 16-year-old from the southern suburbs was arrested on March 5 and charged with nine offences, including taking steps to manufacture an explosive device and endangering life.
He faced the Adelaide Youth Court last week, at which time a blanket suppression order was imposed preventing any reporting of the allegations.
Today, Magistrate Luke Davis agreed to vary the suppression order to allow some reporting of the allegations, conceding that there was "legitimate public interest" in the case.
The court heard the explosive device was a pipe bomb which was in "working order".
In a statement released last week, police said investigations had led them to CCTV footage which allegedly showed the teen on a bus in possession of an explosive device.
They say he did not activate the device and no-one was harmed.
It is alleged police found other devices during a search of where the boy was living.
Police opposed his release on bail during the initial court hearing and the teen was remanded in custody to face court again in April.
