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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Section 107
And the plan was viable; read this article by James Lewis, a former EOD officer: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/0...bomb_verdicts/
The Guardian - Three guilty of transatlantic bomb plot
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The crown had alleged that the British cell planned to smuggle liquid bombs on to planes and blow up at least seven airliners heading to North America with at least 1,500 people on board. The bombs were so ingenious that they would have evaded airport security.

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The crown said the men planned to smuggle on board components of a liquid bomb disguised as soft drinks to bypass airport security. The devices would have been assembled during the flight.

Video footage of tests conducted by government scientists, which were played to the jury, showed the devices producing an explosion powerful enough to blow a hole in an aircraft fuselage.
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