shoeicide bomber

Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential “shoeicide” bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks.

Reid is the would-be ‘shoeicide’ bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives.