(Los Angeles Times) Richard A. Serrano - In the summer before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, "shoe bomber" Richard Reid traveled extensively in the Middle East scouting potential bombing targets for Afghan terrorists, according to government documents obtained Wednesday. The FBI said it recovered Reid's report in late 2001 from a computer in Afghanistan. Reid tested the security of Israel's El Al airlines at Amsterdam airport. Flying to Tel Aviv, he closely watched the activity of the pilots, deciding that the landing approach seemed a good time to breach the cockpit. For days he roamed Tel Aviv, riding buses and checking train stations. He photographed churches and tall buildings, and noted when certain streets and other public places were most filled with people, the FBI said.
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