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Liquid-Bomb Plotters Sentenced to Life: Remembering the 9/11 That Wasn't

A high court judge in the U.K. on Monday sentenced three men to life in prison for plotting to blow up at least seven transatlantic planes in August 2006. According to the judge, it was "the most grave and wicked conspiracy ever proven in this jurisdiction," intended to result in a "massive loss of life." The architects of the bombing hoped to rival the attacks of Sept. 11 in scope and magnitude. The plan was to insert liquid explosives into empty bottles of sports drinks such as Lucozade and Oasis, and then smuggle those on board in hand-carried luggage. But the attack never came off. The ...

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