26 Dec 09 richard reid
Detroit Metro threat draws comparisons to shoe bomber | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
The attempted attack on a Northwest Airlines flight Friday fell almost to the day eight years after another failed solo attack on an international flight. Detroit incident similar to 2001 ’shoe bomber’ attempt | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Friday’s incident on Delta Flight 253 into Detroit had echoes of a similar incident eight years ago, in which a British citizen trained in an al-Qaida camp attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes on a U.S.-bound flight. U.S. says al Qaeda linked Nigerian tries to blow up plane
| Reuters
Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Friday, but was overpowered by passengers
Nigerian held in act of terror on airliner — baltimoresun.comNew information on the suspect who allegedly attempted to blow up a Delta/Northwest airlines flight - 12/25/09 - New York News and Tri-State News - 7online.comThere's new information on the suspect who allegedly attempted to blow up a Delta/Northwest airlines flight.
Recent incidents involving attacks on US airliners- Hindustan Times
Suspected Terrorist Tried to Blow Up Plane, U.S. Says (Update1) - BusinessWeek
A suspected terrorist tried to blow up a Detroit-bound transatlantic flight yesterday with 278 passengers before he was subdued, U.S. officials said. Jet scare called terror attempt — chicagotribune.comFDL News Desk » Alleged Failed Terror Attack On Northwest Flight In Detroit
Just another Firedoglake weblog Suspected Nigerian terrorist's bomb plot aboard Flight 253 is latest in long list of plane attacks
There's a long history of horror taking to the skies, including the Lockerbie bombing. Notable suspected terror plots
Since 9/11, there have been at least 23 suspected terror plots aimed at the United States that were foiled or just failed. Some of the notable ones include:
2001 The arrest of Richard Reid, who autho Senior Administration Official: ‘This Was An Attempted Act of Terrorism’ - Political Punch
A senior administration official tells ABC News that the incident on the Northwest Airlines flight earlier today
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