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Shoe bomb plotter recalls Al Qaida targets in testimony

Shoe-bomb plotter Saajid Badat admits he was once in the thick of al Qaida’s plans, winning a hug from Osama bin Laden for his quest to blow up a US plane in mid-air.

Shoe bomb plotter recalls Al Qaida targets in testimony

Wed, 30 Apr, 2014 - 10:02

Shoe-bomb plotter Saajid Badat admits he was once in the thick of al Qaida’s plans, winning a hug from Osama bin Laden for his quest to blow up a US plane in mid-air.

He also brainstormed with the self-professed architect of the September 11 attacks about new English and American targets.

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