shoe bomb

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Noun1.shoe bomb - an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe
explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
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"We found a shoe bomb and explosives hidden in underwear and abandoned in the toilet," he said, adding that two devices had failed to detonate while a third had exploded inside the shrine, causing panic.
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He refused, given that he faces arrest on US soil for plotting to blow up a passenger jet with a shoe bomb in collusion with Reid.
British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
Badat was indicted in 2004 in Boston on charges he conspired with Richard Reid, who in December 2001 tried to blow up a U.S.-bound passenger jet with a shoe bomb. He faces charges including conspiring to destroy an aircraft and conspiracy to commit homicide.
Terror conspirator-turned-witness fears arrest if he testifies in the US
They also said Abu Ghaith knew in advance of an attempt to detonate a shoe bomb aboard an airplane by BritonRichard Reidin December 2001, citing in part an October 2001 video in which he warned Americans that the "storm of airplanes will not stop."
US jury convicts Bin Laden son-in-law on terrorism charges
The defense has suggested Mohammed could help rebut the government's claim that Abu Ghaith must have known in advance of Al-Qaeda's so-called shoe bomb airplane plots, including Richard Reid's attempt to carry one out in December 2001.
Bin Laden Son-in-Law not Having Military Role
"TSA continues to make people take off their shoes before entering the gate at an airport even though there has never been a single fatality from a shoe bomb on an airplane," Berger said.
Backlash over move to allow knives back on US planes
In December 22, 2001, American passenger Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight from France to Miami, Florida using a shoe bomb packed with plastic explosive.
Travellers not required to remove shoes at Manila airport
April 19, 2012 (UNITED STATES): Saajid Badat, a UK terrorist convicted for plotting in December 2001 to blow up a shoe bomb on an airliner heading from Europe to the United States, revealed in a U.S.
Recent highlights in terrorist activity
In 2001, Brit Richard Reid tried to blow up an airliner over the Atlantic with a shoe bomb.
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