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December 8, 2005

Shoebomber Roaming Free

Posted by Eric at 8:05 am. Filed under: War / Terrorism

This is the first I’ve seen this story.

Officials say a 50-year-old Egyptian man was stopped six days ago at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. Sources say he had a suspicious pair of shoes that tested positive five times for the explosive substance TATP on the interior of his shoes between the heel and sole.

Federal officials say the man’s shoes are remarkably similar to those used by shoe bomber Richard Reid, who attempted to blow up an American Airlines jet over the Atlantic four years ago.

The Egyptian man’s destination was Des Moines, Iowa, sources say, and he claimed he was a student at Iowa State University in Ames.

Strangely, after holding him overnight, airport security in New York released him. The FBI was notified after he was released. Now the FBI has put out a nationwide alert.


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