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Bookmark or Share- Richard Reid | British Terrorist, Al-Qaeda Member | BritannicaRichard Reid is a British Islamist militant who gained notoriety as the so-called Shoe Bomber in 2001 after he attempted—by igniting explosives hidden in the soles of his high-top basketball shoes—to blow up an airplane on which he and some 200 other passengers were traveling.
- What happened to Christmas 'Shoe Bomber' Richard Reid?British al Qaeda terrorist and "Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid is serving a life prison sentence at the United States Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, for his failed 2001 attack.
- Shoe Bomber Gets Life In Prison - CBS NewsRichard Reid, the al Qaeda follower who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday by a judge who warned him: "We are...
- “Shoe bomber” Richard Reid attempts to detonate bombs on ... - HISTORYOn December 22, 2001, three months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Richard Reid, 28, a British citizen and Al Qaeda member, attempts to detonate homemade bombs hidden in his shoes while aboard...
- Richard Reid - WikipediaRichard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is the perpetrator of the failed shoe bombing attempt on a transatlantic flight in 2001. Born to a father who was a career criminal, Reid converted to Islam as a young man in prison after years as a petty criminal.
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