Rauf has been on the run since escaping from a Pakistani jail nearly a year ago Photo: AP Drone Missile Strike Kills British 'Liquid-Bomb Plotter'
-- The Telegraph
-- The Telegraph
The alleged British mastermind of an audacious terrorist plot was killed yesterday by a missile strike in Pakistan.
Rashid Rauf, 27, who was brought up in Birmingham, was killed along with at least four other alleged militants in the attack on the house in the North Waziristan area.
Rauf, who had been on the run after escaping from Pakistani custody last year, had been accused of playing a key role in a liquid-bomb plot allegedly targeting transatlantic airliners in 2006. He had been arrested in Pakistan in August 2006.
Senior Pakistani government officials last night confirmed reports that Rauf had been killed by precision-guided missiles from a drone. The target was in the village of Alikhel, part of a district known as a stronghold for al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
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My Comment: I originally was not going to put up this post. He is a young man who went astray .... resulting in his death from a missile strike. A minor man .... who got his just rewards. But when I think about it, he .... second to Osama bin laden .... is the man who has affected my (and probably yours) traveling life the most.
I travel a lot, and I find it annoying that I can no longer carry liquor or wines with me. But when I learne
Rashid Rauf, 27, who was brought up in Birmingham, was killed along with at least four other alleged militants in the attack on the house in the North Waziristan area.
Rauf, who had been on the run after escaping from Pakistani custody last year, had been accused of playing a key role in a liquid-bomb plot allegedly targeting transatlantic airliners in 2006. He had been arrested in Pakistan in August 2006.
Senior Pakistani government officials last night confirmed reports that Rauf had been killed by precision-guided missiles from a drone. The target was in the village of Alikhel, part of a district known as a stronghold for al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Read more ....
My Comment: I originally was not going to put up this post. He is a young man who went astray .... resulting in his death from a missile strike. A minor man .... who got his just rewards. But when I think about it, he .... second to Osama bin laden .... is the man who has affected my (and probably yours) traveling life the most.
I travel a lot, and I find it annoying that I can no longer carry liquor or wines with me. But when I learne
Senior Pakistani government officials last night confirmed reports that Rauf had been killed by precision-guided missiles from a drone. The target was in the village of Alikhel, part of a district known as a stronghold for al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Read more ....
My Comment: I originally was not going to put up this post. He is a young man who went astray .... resulting in his death from a missile strike. A minor man .... who got his just rewards. But when I think about it, he .... second to Osama bin laden .... is the man who has affected my (and probably yours) traveling life the most.
I travel a lot, and I find it annoying that I can no longer carry liquor or wines with me. But when I learned of the details of the liquid-bomb plot, I quickly realized that his idea of using liquid explosives is ingenious, and one in which (unfortunately) this type of threat still hangs over us.
Do I like the idea of removing my shoes, getting rid of my liquids, and being checked repeatedly .... the answer is no. But when I look at the alternatives, I an willing to live with the inconveniences, and tonight I will give thanks that this monster is now dead.
Read more ....
My Comment: I originally was not going to put up this post. He is a young man who went astray .... resulting in his death from a missile strike. A minor man .... who got his just rewards. But when I think about it, he .... second to Osama bin laden .... is the man who has affected my (and probably yours) traveling life the most.
I travel a lot, and I find it annoying that I can no longer carry liquor or wines with me. But when I learned of the details of the liquid-bomb plot, I quickly realized that his idea of using liquid explosives is ingenious, and one in which (unfortunately) this type of threat still hangs over us.
Do I like the idea of removing my shoes, getting rid of my liquids, and being checked repeatedly .... the answer is no. But when I look at the alternatives, I an willing to live with the inconveniences, and tonight I will give thanks that this monster is now dead.