Profiles
Richard Reid
| Charge Date: | Wed Jan. 16, 2002 |
| Charges: | Air safety violations, Conspiracy to kill Americans, Firearms violations, Terrorist attacks on mass transport, Weapons of mass destruction |
| Outcome: | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions: | Air safety violations, Conspiracy to kill Americans, Firearms violations, Weapons of mass destruction |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Alleged Affiliation: | Al Qaeda |
| Description: | Dubbed the "shoe bomber," Richard Reid attempted to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes. Passengers and flight attendants foiled his plot. He had trained at a terrorist camp in Pakistan. "20th hijacker" Zacarias Moussaoui said that Reid were tasked with crashing a plane into the White House on September 11, 2001. Reid was sentenced to life in prison. |
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