Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole and is held in a super maximum security prison in the United States.
Richard Reid (born 29 September 1984) is a British actor and comedian who has featured in various films and television shows. He is best known for role as Ian in Love, Wedding, Marriage and Guy Pelly, the best friend of Prince William in the film William & Kate.
Reid worked as a farmer in Pomeroy, County Tyrone. An evangelical Protestant, he became friendly with Norman Porter, secretary of the National Union of Protestants. In 1950, he arranged a meeting at the town courthouse for Monica Farrell, and through this, became acquainted with Ian Paisley. He subsequently joined Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, and, although there was no local congregation, he became a church elder.
From the 1980s on, Reid withdrew from formal politics, but he was active in the Orange Order, where he became known as a leading traditionalist during the Drumcree conflict.
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Treble 3's Brings You:
The Story of Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid was born on august 12th 1973 in the London, England. Richard attended local schools in Kidbrooke before leaving the education system when he was sixteen years old. After dropping out of school Richard became a graffiti artist and found himself being brought in and out of detention centres during his teenage years. His frequent run-ins with the police in his youth would lead to him amassing more than ten different convictions. In 1992 Richard was sent to prison for three years for his involvement with street robberies. While behind bars Richard converted to Islam.
In 1995 Richard was back on the streets and now a devote muslin. Richard joined the Brixton mosque and later bega...
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December 22, 2001: Who Was The Shoe Bomber?
On December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, age 28, of London, England, attempted to destroy an airliner in flight on its way to Miami, Florida by the use of explosives hidden in his shoe.
Main Source: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/december-22-2001-shoe-bomber/
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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Richard Reid Talks About Surreal Moment Of Being Crown King Of The Jungle | Studio 10
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Witness passenger recounts of Shoe Bomber Richard Reid on Flight 63
December 23, 2001, 5:30pm NBC Nightly News
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Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pl...
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Treble 3's Brings You:
The Story of Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid was born on august 12th 1973 in the London, ...
#RichardReid #RichardColvinReid #ShoeBomber
Treble 3's Brings You:
The Story of Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid was born on august 12th 1973 in the London, England. Richard attended local schools in Kidbrooke before leaving the education system when he was sixteen years old. After dropping out of school Richard became a graffiti artist and found himself being brought in and out of detention centres during his teenage years. His frequent run-ins with the police in his youth would lead to him amassing more than ten different convictions. In 1992 Richard was sent to prison for three years for his involvement with street robberies. While behind bars Richard converted to Islam.
In 1995 Richard was back on the streets and now a devote muslin. Richard joined the Brixton mosque and later began attending another that was led by Abu Hamza. In the mid 1990’s Abu Hamza was considered to be one of the key figureheads of extremism in the United Kingdom. It was therefore no surprise that under Abu Hamza’s tutelage Richard Reid also began to demonstrate extremist views.
The evil actions of Richard Reid led to extensive changes in the airline industry and subsequently airport security measures. Thankfully Richard was never able to follow through on his heartless intentions and actions of attempted terrorism.
#RichardReid #RichardColvinReid #ShoeBomber
Treble 3's Brings You:
The Story of Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid was born on august 12th 1973 in the London, England. Richard attended local schools in Kidbrooke before leaving the education system when he was sixteen years old. After dropping out of school Richard became a graffiti artist and found himself being brought in and out of detention centres during his teenage years. His frequent run-ins with the police in his youth would lead to him amassing more than ten different convictions. In 1992 Richard was sent to prison for three years for his involvement with street robberies. While behind bars Richard converted to Islam.
In 1995 Richard was back on the streets and now a devote muslin. Richard joined the Brixton mosque and later began attending another that was led by Abu Hamza. In the mid 1990’s Abu Hamza was considered to be one of the key figureheads of extremism in the United Kingdom. It was therefore no surprise that under Abu Hamza’s tutelage Richard Reid also began to demonstrate extremist views.
The evil actions of Richard Reid led to extensive changes in the airline industry and subsequently airport security measures. Thankfully Richard was never able to follow through on his heartless intentions and actions of attempted terrorism.
If in fact ISIS brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 it would be a terrifying success in a long string of failures to bomb planes. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
If in fact ISIS brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 it would be a terrifying success in a long string of failures to bomb planes. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
If in fact ISIS brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 it would be a terrifying success in a long string of failures to bomb planes. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
On December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, age 28, of London, England, attempted to destroy an airliner in flight on its way to Miami, Florida by the use of exp...
On December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, age 28, of London, England, attempted to destroy an airliner in flight on its way to Miami, Florida by the use of explosives hidden in his shoe.
Main Source: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/december-22-2001-shoe-bomber/
For additional sourcing for this video, please refer to the “Historical Evidence” section of the article on our main site on which this video is based.
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
Video edited using Movie Maker.
Music: “Desert Caravan” by Aaron Kenny is taken from https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Image sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A439,_Flight_93_National_Memorial,_Stonycreek_Township,_Pennsylvania,_USA,_memorial_sign,_flight_path.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Americanairlines.arp.750pix.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Box_cutter_in_shoe_discovered_at_the_Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FLL_T2_Security_Checkpoint_(20517652532).jpg (Taken by formulanone from Huntsville, United States under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
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On December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, age 28, of London, England, attempted to destroy an airliner in flight on its way to Miami, Florida by the use of explosives hidden in his shoe.
Main Source: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/december-22-2001-shoe-bomber/
For additional sourcing for this video, please refer to the “Historical Evidence” section of the article on our main site on which this video is based.
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
Video edited using Movie Maker.
Music: “Desert Caravan” by Aaron Kenny is taken from https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Image sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A439,_Flight_93_National_Memorial,_Stonycreek_Township,_Pennsylvania,_USA,_memorial_sign,_flight_path.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Box_cutter_in_shoe_discovered_at_the_Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport.jpg
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The featured image in this article, a photograph by FBI Laboratory published in the FBI Laboratory 2004 annual report from http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2005/july/shoe_bomb071805 of one of the explosive shoes of the 2001 "shoe bomber", Richard Reid, is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
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Air Marshals were triggered when a Qatari diplomat went to the lavatory to allegedly smoke a cigarette and made a reference to a shoe bomb. Bob Orr reports.
Air Marshals were triggered when a Qatari diplomat went to the lavatory to allegedly smoke a cigarette and made a reference to a shoe bomb. Bob Orr reports.
Air Marshals were triggered when a Qatari diplomat went to the lavatory to allegedly smoke a cigarette and made a reference to a shoe bomb. Bob Orr reports.
Back in Australia and with a fresh haircut, Richard Reid joins us on the panel and chats about being crowned king of the Celeb jungle!
Get more out of your mor...
Back in Australia and with a fresh haircut, Richard Reid joins us on the panel and chats about being crowned king of the Celeb jungle!
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Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on America...
Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole and is held in a super maximum security prison in the United States.
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Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole and is held in a super maximum security prison in the United States.
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Treble 3's Brings You:
The Story of Richard Reid
Richard Colvin Reid was born on august 12th 1973 in the London, England. Richard attended local schools in Kidbrooke before leaving the education system when he was sixteen years old. After dropping out of school Richard became a graffiti artist and found himself being brought in and out of detention centres during his teenage years. His frequent run-ins with the police in his youth would lead to him amassing more than ten different convictions. In 1992 Richard was sent to prison for three years for his involvement with street robberies. While behind bars Richard converted to Islam.
In 1995 Richard was back on the streets and now a devote muslin. Richard joined the Brixton mosque and later began attending another that was led by Abu Hamza. In the mid 1990’s Abu Hamza was considered to be one of the key figureheads of extremism in the United Kingdom. It was therefore no surprise that under Abu Hamza’s tutelage Richard Reid also began to demonstrate extremist views.
The evil actions of Richard Reid led to extensive changes in the airline industry and subsequently airport security measures. Thankfully Richard was never able to follow through on his heartless intentions and actions of attempted terrorism.
If in fact ISIS brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 it would be a terrifying success in a long string of failures to bomb planes. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
On December 22, 2001, Richard Colvin Reid, age 28, of London, England, attempted to destroy an airliner in flight on its way to Miami, Florida by the use of explosives hidden in his shoe.
Main Source: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/december-22-2001-shoe-bomber/
For additional sourcing for this video, please refer to the “Historical Evidence” section of the article on our main site on which this video is based.
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
Video edited using Movie Maker.
Music: “Desert Caravan” by Aaron Kenny is taken from https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Image sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A439,_Flight_93_National_Memorial,_Stonycreek_Township,_Pennsylvania,_USA,_memorial_sign,_flight_path.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afro-Eurasia_location_map.svg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Americanairlines.arp.750pix.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Box_cutter_in_shoe_discovered_at_the_Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FLL_T2_Security_Checkpoint_(20517652532).jpg (Taken by formulanone from Huntsville, United States under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florence_ADMAX.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Reid_explosive_shoe.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UmarFarouk.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_reid_1.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudD0Eqa08c (Published by Aviation Mitch under a Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed))
The featured image in this article, a photograph by FBI Laboratory published in the FBI Laboratory 2004 annual report from http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2005/july/shoe_bomb071805 of one of the explosive shoes of the 2001 "shoe bomber", Richard Reid, is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
All other images used in this video are from wikipedia.org, google.com, and/or pinterest.com and are therefore believed to be (based on their file descriptions at the time of access by us) either in the public domain or available per “fair use”. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are the originator of any image used in this video and would like us to name you and/or include a link to the original source in this video’s description, we will gladly do so.
Thank you for watching this video!
Air Marshals were triggered when a Qatari diplomat went to the lavatory to allegedly smoke a cigarette and made a reference to a shoe bomb. Bob Orr reports.
Back in Australia and with a fresh haircut, Richard Reid joins us on the panel and chats about being crowned king of the Celeb jungle!
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Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole and is held in a super maximum security prison in the United States.
This video is targeted to blind users.
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Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British man who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. 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 radicalised and went to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he trained and became a member of al-Qaeda.
On 22 December 2001, he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami, wearing shoes packed with explosives, which he unsuccessfully tried to detonate. Passengers subdued him on the plane, which landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, the closest US airport. He was subsequently arrested and indicted. In 2002, Reid pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism, based on his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in flight. He was sentenced to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison without parole and is held in a super maximum security prison in the United States.
The prolific terrorist directed Richard Reid the Shoe Bomber’s plot; it’s expected he was connected to the 2004 bombings in Madrid that killed 191 people; helped fund the 2002 bombings in Bali that ...
The authorities tried to connect him to al-Qaeda terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (an alleged plotter of the 9/11 attacks), Richard Reid, who tried to bomb a civilian airplane with a shoe bomb, ...
The explosive has been linked to terrorist incidents, including the 2001 case of Richard Reid, the so-called "shoe bomber," who tried to detonate the chemical hidden in his shoe during a jet flight from Paris to Miami.
WILLIAMSTOWN — Had he lived, Daniel Pearl would be one busy reporter ...The subject of the interview was to have been the alleged training of British-born terrorist Richard C. Reid, also known as the “Shoe Bomber,” at one of Gilani’s camps in Pakistan.
DENVER (KDVR) -- From serial killers to terrorists to drug lords, there are a number of infamous criminals housed at what has been coined the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." ... Richard Colvin Reid ... Reid was ...
Attorney GeorgeConway compared former PresidentDonald Trump's theft and concealment of classified information to Richard Reid, the British terrorist who tried to down a transatlantic flight in 2001 with bombs in his shoes.