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.

Mar 11, 2025 · A few months later, on January 31, 2003, the shoe-bomber was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison and an additional 110 years without the possibility of parole for three counts — two of interference with a flight crew by using a dangerous weapon and one of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction against US nationals ...

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.

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 aboard...

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.

Mar 24, 2003 · Claim: Judge William Young delivers stinging rebuke to "shoe bomber" terrorist Richard Reid at his sentencing hearing.

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 · Also known as the “shoe bomber.” Prosecutors believe Reid received training in Afghanistan from al Qaeda. Investigators believe Reid had accomplices, but he claims to have acted alone.

On December 22, 2001, a failed shoe bombing attempt occurred aboard American Airlines Flight 63. The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER (registration N384AA) with 197 passengers and crew aboard, was flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, to Miami International Airport in the U.S. state of Florida .

Feb 25, 2002 · Each shoe contained about 4 oz. of PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), a powerful explosive produced by the ton for military and construction use.