Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British terrorist, who is known as the perpetrator of the failed shoe bombing attempt against a transatlantic flight in 2001. 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.

4 days ago · Richard Reid’s Mission Failed Due to the Quick Thinking of Crew Members and Passengers. Born on August 12, 1973, in London, England, to Lesley Hughes and Colvin Robin Reid, Richard Colvin Reid dropped out of school in 1989 to become a graffiti writer for a gang in his teenage years. In a short span of time, he was convicted multiple times and ...

1 day ago · Richard Reid is locked away for life after trying to blow up American Airlines Flight 63. On December 22, 2001, he boarded the plane from Paris to Miami with explosives hidden in his shoes.

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On December 22, 2001—just months after the 9/11 attacks—Richard Reid boarded American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami with homemade bombs hidden in his shoes.

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Dec 22, 2023 · British al Qaeda terrorist and "Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid is serving a life prison sentence at the United States Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, for his failed 2001 attack.

Richard Reid is a British Islamist militant who gained notoriety as the so-called Shoe Bomber in 2001 after he attempted—by igniting explosives hidden in the soles of his high-top basketball shoes—to blow up an airplane on which he and some 200 other passengers were traveling.

Mar 25, 2013 · Here’s a look at the life of Richard Reid, who attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers while on an American Airlines flight.

Jan 24, 2023 · On December 22, 2001, three months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Richard Reid, 28, a British citizen and Al Qaeda member, attempts to detonate homemade bombs hidden in his shoes while...