MORE ON THE EFFORT TO BRING DOWN

MORE ON THE EFFORT TO BRING DOWN

MORE ON THE EFFORT TO BRING DOWN PLANES BY RANDI KAYE.

PLANES BY RANDI KAYE.

PLANES BY RANDI KAYE. >> Reporter: DECEMBER 22nd,

>> Reporter: DECEMBER 22nd,

>> Reporter: DECEMBER 22nd, 2001, TWO MONTHS OF THE 9/11

2001, TWO MONTHS OF THE 9/11

2001, TWO MONTHS OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS, AMERICAN AIRLINES

ATTACKS, AMERICAN AIRLINES

ATTACKS, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 63 WITH 197 PASSENGERS

FLIGHT 63 WITH 197 PASSENGERS

FLIGHT 63 WITH 197 PASSENGERS AND CREW SUDDENLY IN TROUBLE.

AND CREW SUDDENLY IN TROUBLE.

AND CREW SUDDENLY IN TROUBLE. PASSENGER RICHARD REID WAS

PASSENGER RICHARD REID WAS

PASSENGER RICHARD REID WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETONATE A PLASTIC

ATTEMPTING TO DETONATE A PLASTIC

ATTEMPTING TO DETONATE A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE.

EXPLOSIVE.

EXPLOSIVE. HE CONCEALED INSIDE HIS SHOES.

HE CONCEALED INSIDE HIS SHOES.

HE CONCEALED INSIDE HIS SHOES. PASSENGERS POUNCED AND THE

PASSENGERS POUNCED AND THE

PASSENGERS POUNCED AND THE FLIGHT HEADED FROM PARIS TO

FLIGHT HEADED FROM PARIS TO

FLIGHT HEADED FROM PARIS TO MIAMI WAS SAFELY ESCORTED BY

MIAMI WAS SAFELY ESCORTED BY

MIAMI WAS SAFELY ESCORTED BY FIGHTER JETS TO BOSTON'S LOGAN

FIGHTER JETS TO BOSTON'S LOGAN

FIGHTER JETS TO BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT.

AIRPORT.

AIRPORT. REID IS A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO

REID IS A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO

REID IS A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO CONVERTED TO ISLAM.

CONVERTED TO ISLAM.

CONVERTED TO ISLAM. HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE.

PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE.

PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. >> RICHARD REID IS AN AL QAEDA

>> RICHARD REID IS AN AL QAEDA

>> RICHARD REID IS AN AL QAEDA TRAINED ISLAMIC EXTREMIST WHILE

TRAINED ISLAMIC EXTREMIST WHILE

TRAINED ISLAMIC EXTREMIST WHILE ON A MISSION ENGAGED IN ACTS OF

ON A MISSION ENGAGED IN ACTS OF

ON A MISSION ENGAGED IN ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THAT

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THAT

INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THAT WERE MOTIVATED BY HIS HATE OF

WERE MOTIVATED BY HIS HATE OF

WERE MOTIVATED BY HIS HATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES. >> Reporter: NEARLY FIVE YEARS

>> Reporter: NEARLY FIVE YEARS

>> Reporter: NEARLY FIVE YEARS LATER IN AUGUST OF 2006, 24 MEN

LATER IN AUGUST OF 2006, 24 MEN

LATER IN AUGUST OF 2006, 24 MEN WERE ARRESTED BY BRITISH

WERE ARRESTED BY BRITISH

WERE ARRESTED BY BRITISH AUTHORITIES.

AUTHORITIES.

AUTHORITIES. CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO BLOW UP

CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO BLOW UP

CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO BLOW UP AS MANY AS 10 FLIGHTS OVER THE

AS MANY AS 10 FLIGHTS OVER THE

AS MANY AS 10 FLIGHTS OVER THE ATLANTIC SIMULTANEOUSLY.

ATLANTIC SIMULTANEOUSLY.

ATLANTIC SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEIR WEAPON OF CHOICE,

THEIR WEAPON OF CHOICE,

THEIR WEAPON OF CHOICE, EXPLOSIVE LIQUID SMUGGLED ON

EXPLOSIVE LIQUID SMUGGLED ON

EXPLOSIVE LIQUID SMUGGLED ON BOARD IN SODA BOTTLES.

BOARD IN SODA BOTTLES.

BOARD IN SODA BOTTLES. AFTER THAT LIQUID WAS LIMITED

AFTER THAT LIQUID WAS LIMITED

AFTER THAT LIQUID WAS LIMITED AND BY THEN, PASSENGERS WERE

AND BY THEN, PASSENGERS WERE

AND BY THEN, PASSENGERS WERE FACING TIGHTER SECURITY.

FACING TIGHTER SECURITY.

FACING TIGHTER SECURITY. SHOES REMOVED, LAPTOPS TAKEN

SHOES REMOVED, LAPTOPS TAKEN

SHOES REMOVED, LAPTOPS TAKEN OUT, BOX CUTTERS AND LIGHTERS

OUT, BOX CUTTERS AND LIGHTERS

OUT, BOX CUTTERS AND LIGHTERS FORBIDDEN BUT TERRORISTS WERE

FORBIDDEN BUT TERRORISTS WERE

FORBIDDEN BUT TERRORISTS WERE GETTING MORE CREATIVE.

GETTING MORE CREATIVE.

GETTING MORE CREATIVE. CHRISTMAS DAY, 2009, ANOTHER

CHRISTMAS DAY, 2009, ANOTHER

CHRISTMAS DAY, 2009, ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT USING THE DEADLY

FAILED ATTEMPT USING THE DEADLY

FAILED ATTEMPT USING THE DEADLY EXPLOSIVE PETN.

EXPLOSIVE PETN.

EXPLOSIVE PETN. NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THE

NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THE

NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THE 253 WAS GOING TO AMSTERDAM TO

253 WAS GOING TO AMSTERDAM TO

253 WAS GOING TO AMSTERDAM TO DETROIT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED

DETROIT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED

DETROIT WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED HIS UNDERWEAR.LOSIVES SEWN INTO-

HIS UNDERWEAR.LOSIVES SEWN INTO-

HIS UNDERWEAR.LOSIVES SEWN INTO- HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN

HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON.

PRISON.

PRISON. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH A SENIOR

HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH A SENIOR

HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH A SENIOR AL QAEDA RECRUITER LATER KILLED

AL QAEDA RECRUITER LATER KILLED

AL QAEDA RECRUITER LATER KILLED IN A U.S. DRONE STRIKE.

IN A U.S. DRONE STRIKE.

IN A U.S. DRONE STRIKE. A YEAR LATER IN 2010, A SUSPECT

A YEAR LATER IN 2010, A SUSPECT

A YEAR LATER IN 2010, A SUSPECT TRIES AGAIN TO USE PETN AS A

TRIES AGAIN TO USE PETN AS A

TRIES AGAIN TO USE PETN AS A BOMB.

BOMB.

BOMB. ON TWO CARGO PLANES BOUND FOR

ON TWO CARGO PLANES BOUND FOR

ON TWO CARGO PLANES BOUND FOR CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. THE DEVICES WERE DISGUISED AS

THE DEVICES WERE DISGUISED AS

THE DEVICES WERE DISGUISED AS INK CARTRIDGES.

INK CARTRIDGES.

INK CARTRIDGES. THIS BOMB EXPERT RECREATED WHAT

THIS BOMB EXPERT RECREATED WHAT

THIS BOMB EXPERT RECREATED WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.

MAY HAVE HAPPENED.

MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THE PRIME SUSPECT WAS A SAUDI

THE PRIME SUSPECT WAS A SAUDI

THE PRIME SUSPECT WAS A SAUDI BOMB MAKER BELIEVED TO BE A

BOMB MAKER BELIEVED TO BE A

BOMB MAKER BELIEVED TO BE A MEMBER OF ALIB QAEDA.

MEMBER OF ALIB QAEDA.

MEMBER OF ALIB QAEDA. >> IF THAT HAD BEEN PART OF AN

>> IF THAT HAD BEEN PART OF AN

>> IF THAT HAD BEEN PART OF AN AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE.

AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE.

AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE. >> Reporter: WHOEVER BUILT THAT

>> Reporter: WHOEVER BUILT THAT

>> Reporter: WHOEVER BUILT THAT BOMB LIKELY THOUGHT IT WOULD

BOMB LIKELY THOUGHT IT WOULD

BOMB LIKELY THOUGHT IT WOULD PASS THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE

PASS THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE

PASS THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE WITH THE PETN DISGUISED