In the summer before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, “shoe bomber” Richard Reid traveled extensively in the Middle East scouting airplanes, rail stations, buses and hotels as potential bombing targets for Afghan terrorists, according to government documents obtained Wednesday. His observations became the basis of a blueprint by Afghan associates for planning future terrorist attacks, the documents show, with instructions so detailed that they included when train stations would be the most crowded, which buses had the fewest military police and where airport security guards were least likely to check passengers. Full Story
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