that he could have had the sort of skill set necessary to build what looks like a relatively sort of sophisticated device, at least not a crude device, so they are very concerned that there could be a bomb-maker at large, but it s not impossible that he could have got some training at a certain point in order to make a device like this. i don t think we should rule that out completely, because i can tell you that british investigators have not ruled out the possibility that he indeed managed to build the bomb. and we ve seen them in past cases loan bomb-makers who haven t had that international training, managing to put together some pretty sophisticated or pretty powerful devices. we saw that in new york city in september of last year with the
there was actually a control detonation, a controlled explosion. unclear if they found some type of ex cloe sieve deviplosive de concerned with something they found in that house. we are still waiting to get more information about the really crucial element of all this. did he act alone? did he get help? this is the real question. to make a bomb requires a certain level of sophistication that could potentially implicate a larger network. do we know? i was talking to a mother and daughter who went to the hospital who were inside. they showed me their injuries and described nails, or nuts and bolts. have police said what kind of crude device it was? reporter: what they haven t said was what type of explosive was used. we know what type of explosives isis has used in previous
now, if true, the takedown of a jetliner would be the most significant terror attack since 9/11. if true. let s take a look at the means and motive and opportunity and maybe put some meat on the bones of why this is so hazy for right now. we have vice president for initiative and distinguished scholar, mr. aaron miller. simple analysis, i think it implies here in terms of ferreting it out early on. could isis have done this? i mean, i think an isis affiliate directed on its own could have. crude bomb, sharm el sheikh, it s not laguardia in terms of profile of security. isis is well regarded or could have pressured, bribed or intimidated any number of airport employees to do this. so, yeah, capacity and capability to shoot down the aircraft? no. crude device or perhaps sophisticated device, absolutely.
multiple bombings in the new york city subway system. zazi had received terror training in an al qaeda camp. he pleads guilty. later that year, on christmas day, umar farouk abdulmutallab unsuccessfully attempts to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear on a flight from amsterdam to detroit. he s apprehended, pleads guilty, and is sentenced to life in prison. times square, the heart of new york city in 2010, 30-year-old pakistani american faisal shahzad attempts to detonate an improvised bomb inside his parked nissan pathfinder. the crude device fails to explode and shahzad was apprehended days later. one attack is successful and causes multiple u.s. casualties, the largest u.s. military facility in the world, ft. hood in texas, is the site of a mass shooting by u.s. army psychiatrist, nidal malik hasan, a u.s. citizen. in touch with al qaeda linked clerics online but not formally
them out ask let them come embas you re telling me a couple guy was a crude device make it close to do something are worried about that? yes. we ought to be going at them so we can prevent this. this tells me that we re not out there like we should penetrating these groups and betting ahead of them. did you say oddoloop? yes. what does that mean? observe, orient, decide, act. it s an air force term for turning inside enemy s radius to get them before they get you. i m going to use that at the bar tonight. i m embarrassed for my friend tony now. what, i want to just ask one more question. why do we these embassies if we can t protect them? aren t they supposed to be like an extension of the united states? it would we have to close them