Race to find human bomb mastermind: Airport crackdown over fears Al-Qaeda ‘evil genius’ has created devices that can be sewn inside passengers’ bodies
The hunt is on to find Al-Qaeda’s ‘evil genius’ - an explosives expert believed to be behind a terrifying plot to target trans-Atlantic flights using human bombs.
Ibrahim Al-Asiri, who has survived numerous assassination attempts, is understood to have perfected a device which can be sewn into a human body making it almost impossible to detect by airport security scanners.
The 32-year-old is believed to have led a team of bomb makers based in Yemen which has already produced several of the devices after linking up with extremists fighting in Syria.
The technology is already thought to have reached British jihadists in Syria and Iraq. It is now feared they will return to target flights leaving the UK.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/04/us-usa-security-airports-idUSKBN0F724820140704?feedType=RSS
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