Latest on the Sneaker Bomb Dude.
Lior Zucker, president and CEO of the security firm ICTS, said his security officers recommended Friday and Saturday that French authorities take a closer look at the suspect now identified as Richard C. Reid, 28. ICTS does security screening for American Airlines in France and in other European countries.
Authorities suspect Reid of trying to use a match to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his sneakers during an American Airlines flight Saturday en route from Paris, France, to Miami, Florida.
He was subdued during a brief struggle with flight attendants and passengers, and the plane was safely diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.
More info from the Daily News
Reid, 28, who held a British passport, allegedly tried to light a match to detonate explosives stuffed into his high-top sneakers Saturday on American Flight 63 from Paris to Miami.
Flight attendants and passengers wrestled him to the floor and stood guard until the plane with 197 people on board landed safely in Boston.
Preliminary tests on Reid's sneakers revealed both contained explosive material that could have caused serious damage if detonated...
Thank fuck he got jumped. |
