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Al Qaida's develops new terror tactic, a Trojan bomber
Al Qaida has developed a novel tactic to evade the tightest security arrangements, reported the CBS News. Borrowing from the narcotics trade, the Qaida operative insert explosives inside the human body.
Al Qaida has developed a novel tactic to evade the tightest security arrangements, reported the CBS News. Borrowing from the narcotics trade, the Qaida operative insert explosives inside the human body.
The latest attempt came to the fore when one of Qaida operative, Abdullah Asieri, who is also one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted men, made a failed attempt to kill Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, head of Saudi's counter terrorism operations.
Asieri had a pound of high explosives and a detonator inserted in his rectum. The bomb was designed to detonate with a text message from an external body. The practice of smuggling drugs in body cavities is common among drug peddlars.
With his carefully planned operations, Abdullah Asieri, had managed to evade two sets of airport security, including metal detectors and palace security, in order to gain proximity with his target, Prince Nayef.
The bomber persuaded the prince he wanted to leave Al Qaida, setting a trap. The placement of the bomb inside the body posed a physical limitation to the explosion, due to which the assasination attempt turned out to be a failure. But on-board a flight, the result could have had devastating effects.
Al-Qaida reportedly intends to share the technique on the Internet, in which case the only way to counter it will be to "get people to strip naked at the airport" says an aviation security expert.
