Bojinka Plot
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The Bojinka Plot was an ambitious, large-scale terrorist plan conceived by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The plot had several phases, including an attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II and a plan to bomb 11 U.S. airliners simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean using liquid nitroglycerin bombs designed to evade airport security.12
The plot was discovered in January 1995 when a fire in a Manila apartment revealed bomb-making materials and Yousef's laptop, which contained details of the planned attacks. Yousef was later captured in Pakistan and extradited to the United States, where he was convicted for his role in the Bojinka Plot and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a key planner for al-Qaeda, was also involved in the Bojinka Plot and later masterminded the September 11 attacks.12
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…since arriving in Manila, called Project Bojinka (Serbo-Croatian for “loud explosion”). Project Bojinka was Yousef’s most elaborate and ambitious scheme to date. He planned to blow up 11 U.S. airliners almost simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean, using small but strategically placed bombs made of liquid nitroglycerin, which could pass through…
Read More…since arriving in Manila, called Project Bojinka (Serbo-Croatian for “loud explosion”). Project Bojinka was Yousef’s most elaborate and ambitious scheme to date. He planned to blow up 11 U.S. airliners almost simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean, using small but strategically placed bombs made of liquid nitroglycerin, which could pass through…
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