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- FBI bomb techs determined that the shoes contained about 10 ounces of explosive material.
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Feb 25, 2002 · Each shoe contained about 4 oz. of PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), a powerful explosive produced by the ton for military and construction use. Some was mixed with a plasticizer to...
FBI bomb techs determined that the shoes contained about 10 ounces of explosive material. During a preliminary hearing, an FBI agent revealed how dangerous the homemade bomb was.
Officials at the time indicated that Reid's shoes contained 10 ounces (283 g) of explosive material characteristic of C-4, enough to blow a hole in the fuselage and cause the plane to crash.
Dec 29, 2001 · A federal investigator testified today that Richard C. Reid's sneakers, which he is suspected of trying to ignite on a trans-Atlantic jetliner last Saturday, were a ''homemade bomb'' containing...
Jan 24, 2023 · On 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...
Mar 25, 2013 · Reid plead guilty October 4, 2002, in Boston, to all eight counts levied against him on charges relating to his attempt to ignite explosives in his shoes while aboard American Airlines flight 63.
Dec 26, 2009 · Two months after 19 jihadists hijacked airplanes and flew them into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, Richard Reid attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his...
