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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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Once it has been properly developed, our device would cost only a few thousand pounds and could be installed under carpets, tiles or flooring in airports to detect shoe bombs without the use of radar or cameras.
Hidden airport scanner will pinpoint terrorists by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
It tells of Richard Reid smuggling a shoe bomb on to a plane and attempts to use surface to air missiles to down planes, including one in Kenya.
AL-QAEDA 'PLOT TO CRASH JET INTO CANARY WHARF' by The Mirror (London, England)
Reid tried unsuccessfully to ignite his shoe bomb and was jailed for life in the US.
SHOEBOMBER BRIT JAILED FOR 13 YEARS; Terrorist plot to blow up plane by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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