Security

Homemade Bombs, From Richard Reid's Shoe to Kaczynski's Envelope

Homeland Security uses simulated bombs and substances to test airport screeners, and we find a tidy display of them at a security conference, along with replicas of some famous bombs.
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This replica shows the nitroglycerin bomb Ramiz Yousef used in an attempt to blow up Philippine Airlines flight 434. The bomb went off, but it didn't take the flight down. Unfortunately it did kill Haruki Ikegami, a passenger who had taken Yousef's seat during a later flight.Photo: Dave Bullock
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Homemade Bombs From Richard Reid's Shoe to Kaczynski's Envelope
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