Terrorists Considering Surgically Implanting Bombs In Humans

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Terrorists Considering Surgically Implanting Bombs In Humans

WASHINGTON -- A new worry for air travelers in the heart of the summer vacation season: The government is warning airlines that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security. And as a result, travelers may find themselves subjected to more scrutiny when flying, especially to the U.S. from abroad.

Bombs-in-the body is not a brand new idea, but recent intelligence indicates a fresh interest in using this method, as people-scanning machines in airports aren't able to detect explosives hidden inside humans. Still, there is no current information that points to a specific plot involving surgically implanted explosives, a U.S. security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss such sensitive
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This Concerns me..

After i know, What Indian Airport Security are..
 

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ToI us reporting a general worldwide threat issued by the US based on increased "chatter" they have intercepted. No specific intel but something that seems likely and to be taken very seriously.

Considering the fact it's going to be planted inside the body, how will it be detected? Is technology that is currently in use at airports good enough to pick such a bomb inside someone's body?
 

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Considering the fact it's going to be planted inside the body, how will it be detected? Is technology that is currently in use at airports good enough to pick such a bomb inside someone's body?
I doubt regarding smart detonators covered with plastic, This are so small that can be swallow with RDX/ C4 inside it..



This is a civillian Detonators..


The ones used by insurgents are chemical and other small ones which cannot be detected easily by metal detectors..
 

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The good news that some experts say is that such bomb have lower power namely because you can't insert too much explosive in the human body,also the explosion is largely absorb by the suicide bomber's body and the bad news imho would depend on which explosive these terrorist get their hands on.
 

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The good news that some experts say is that such bomb have lower power namely because you can't insert too much explosive in the human body,also the explosion is largely absorb by the suicide bomber's body and the bad news imho would depend on which explosive these terrorist get their hands on.
It doesn't matter much, A perfect plan will make a tango sit placed near fuel tanks ..

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In this plan, their idea is not a huge explosion but just one that is enough to down the plane. Killing at all cost is their objective. Innocent lives lost and nothing else that will come out for the terrorists.
 

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Wow, I'm sure the airport security are looking forward to more intrusive body searches.

After all who knows, silicon implants may actually be full of nitroglycerine!!
 

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Bosom bombs are quite an old concept since the WOT commenced. There are quite a few documentaries made during Iraq war itself that showed terrorists doing this. I curse the surgeons and educated doctors who agree to voluntarily do it.
 

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Again i am sure British doctors of pak origin will be hypnotised and trained for this. History gawah ha.
 

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