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Web Video Teaches Terrorists to Make Bomb Vest


(MSNBC) Lisa Myers - Posted in a militant Islamic chat room, a stunningly detailed 26-minute video shows how to make a sophisticated suicide bomb vest that would be tough to detect, mostly from common off-the-shelf materials. Retired military intelligence officer Lt. Col. Rick Francona says the video, titled "The Explosive Belt for Martyrdom Operations," would be extremely valuable to any terrorist. Experts believe the video was made by a Palestinian group. In one demonstration, a would-be bomber is told where to stand in a bus for maximum carnage. "Notice that the shrapnel has greatly penetrated all of the seats," says an Arabic voice on the video.
2004-12-30 00:00:00
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