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Shoe bomb, underwear bomb, water bottle bomb, cargo bomb, these were all (thwarted) attempts to destroy a plane in transit over metropolitan areas. When is the
by mukyu 16y ago
Shoe bomb, underwear bomb, water bottle bomb, cargo bomb, these were all (thwarted) attempts to destroy a plane in transit over metropolitan areas. When is the last time someone hijacked a plane and demanded a ransom for the passengers outside of a movie? What do you exactly think happens to a plane when it explodes over a populated area?
- alanh 16y agoIt’s hard to imagine the common case would involve fatalities greater than double the occupancy. As an urban citizen, you’re still a bajillion times more likely to die in a car accident than due to an exploding plane…
- stevenbedrick 16y agoThey were all thwarted... but the water and cargo bombs were thwarted by intelligence work, not by security screening, and the underwear guy really should have been.
- jrockway 16y agoWhen is the last time someone hijacked a plane and demanded a ransom for the passengers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969 and many other times.