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Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri has been described as many things ranging from terrorist to genius. A former chemistry student whose hobby is developing and experimenting with explosives, he has an ambition to blow up the West.
The 32 year old implanted his brother with a non-metallic explosive in order that he could assassinate a Saudi Prince. The device worked, blowing his brother to pieces, but the Prince escaped with his life.
His favorite explosive at the moment is PETN, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, a non-metallic explosive with no odor that can slip past sniffer dogs and does not show up on X-ray machines . al-Asiri is a leading figure in the Yemeni-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular.(AQAP). It’s thought that AQAP have joined forces with Jabhat al-Nursra jihadists based in Syria and that they have passed their bomb-making skills and equipment onto the rebels, an increasing number of whom are British and European.
Saudi bomb maker Ibrahim Al-Asiri, who is described by a US official as ‘an evil genius’ Photo: The daily Mail
There is speculation that the new explosives he is developing could be used to soak clothes worn by would-be suicide bombers, and that the material could be implanted into electronic devices such as laptops and phones, these are all techniques that have been tried by al-Asiri in the past. US officials singled out Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy models for extra security checks.
At Heathrow, Lisa Simeone, 57, an American journalist, said security staff were carrying out “vigorous” physical searches which she likened to assault, as well as extra tests for explosives.
In addition to the threat to the U.S terrorist alerts and attacks are increasing in frequency around the globe.
The U.S. embassy in Kampala, Uganda, has warned of a specific threat to Entebbe airport.
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