Richard Reid

Richard Reid

Richard Colvin Reid (born August 12, 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British self-admitted member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2002 in U.S. federal court to eight criminal counts of terrorism stemming from his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in-flight by detonating explosives hidden in his shoes. He is currently serving a life sentence without parole in a super maximum security prison in the United States.

Read more about Richard Reid:  Background, Bombing Attempt On American Airlines Flight 63, Legal Proceedings and Sentencing, Conspirators, Changes in Airline Security Procedures, Alleged Role in The September 11 Attacks, Prison Restrictions

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