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Richard 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. Later he became radicalized and went to Pakistan and ...
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- Three consecutive life sentences and 110 years without parole
Learn about the pair of shoes Richard Reid, also known as the shoe bomber, tried to detonate on a flight in 2001. See how FBI agents determined the homemade bomb was dangerous and how Reid was sentenced to life in federal prison.
Jan 24, 2023 · Richard Reid, a British Al Qaeda member and terrorist, tried to detonate homemade bombs hidden in his shoes on a Paris-Miami flight in 2001. He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison after the plane was diverted to Boston. Learn more about his background, motives, and legacy from History.com.
Mar 15, 2024 · Richard Reid 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. Reid was the only son of
Richard Reid is a British national who tried to blow up a civilian airliner with a shoe-bomb in 2001. He was trained by al-Qaeda and pled guilty to eight counts, including attempted murder. He is serving a life sentence in prison in Colorado.
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Mar 25, 2013 · Link Copied! This police mug shot shows 28-year-old alleged shoe bomber Richard Reid after his arrest December 24, 2001, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Reid plead guilty October 4, 2002, in Boston ...
Jan 31, 2003 · Richard C. Reid, who said he was a member of Al Qaeda and pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives concealed in his shoes, was sentenced today to life in prison.
