1. If a shoe contained a metal shank or eyelets, it was put through the X-ray machine, as has been the case for several months. 2. Tests later showed that his high-top basketball shoes contained enough explosive material to cause serious damage to the aircraft. 3. Authorities said each shoe contained a plastic explosive often used by terrorists. 4. Authorities said his shoes contained plastic explosives. 5. The pilots, however, smelled explosive material and realized the shoes likely contained a bomb. 6. The shoe contained no trace of explosives, authorities said. 7. Investigators said the shoe contained enough explosive to create significant damage to the aircraft, Kinton said. |