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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
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
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.
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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.
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.
Jan 31, 2003 · Thu 30 Jan 2003 20.53 EST. Richard Reid, the so-called "shoe bomber", was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for attempting to blow up a transatlantic flight in December 2001. A British citizen ...
Oct 5, 2002 · Richard C Reid appears in court in Boston, Mass; pleads guilty to charges of trying to blow up trans-Atlantic flight in Dec with explosives hidden in his shoes, admits his membership in Al Qaeda ...
