News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Backscatter Machines Not Effective at Detecting Plastic Explosives. Parent comment

Re:Backscatter Machines Not Effective at Detecting Plastic E... by tptacek on Friday December 10, 2010 @10:01PM (#1994019)
Christopher Hitchens wrote an article for Slate a week ago pointing out that a recent (successful) assassination in Saudi was carried out with a body cavity PETN bomb.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Backscatter Machines Not Effective at Detecting Plastic E... by slug on Friday December 10, 2010 @11:32PM (#1994173)
If it's I think it is, it was an unsuccessful attempt of assassination of a Saudi prince, with a high rank in the anti-terrorism agency, although he barely escaped.

Supposedly the assailant was thoroughly searched and finding nothing suspicious , the security people let him approach the prince. The bomb was detonated by remote control, through a message or call to his cellphone.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Backscatter Machines Not Effective at Detecting Plastic E... by scdlbx on Saturday December 11, 2010 @04:12AM (#1994516)
The assailant's body did a pretty good job of containing the explosion. The assailant didn't make it, but everyone else relatively okay.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/28/eveningnews/main53...

[ Parent | on HN ]