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Federal Warning: Al Qaeda Wants To Surgically Implant Bombs In Terrorists

TSA Promises More 'Interaction With Passengers,' In Addition To New Technology

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New al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri (credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new and insidious twist on terrorist suicide bombs has federal officials issuing new warnings to international and domestic airlines and stepping up security measures here and abroad.

In 2004 al Qaeda tried a shoe bomb to take down an airplane. Five years later their so-called “Christmas surprise” was an underwear bomb on a plane.

In both cases, they failed.

However, new intelligence indicates al Qaeda now wants to surgically implant bombs directly into a suicide bomber’s body, reports CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer.

“It’s definitely a change. It makes al Qaeda more lethal,” said Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

The Transportation Safety Administration is now warning international and domestic airlines traveling to the United States to be on the lookout for these new suicide bombers and to ramp up security.

“The U.S. government has received information, intelligence about terrorist intent to use this type of concealment and this technique to try to carry out plots to blow up planes,” TSA Director John Pistole said.

The agency said new measures will be taken including:

“Interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as the pat-down and the use of enhanced tools and technologies,” said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein.

Noted New York plastic surgeon Howard Bellin said a bomb could easily be sewed into the body surgically.

“If it’s a woman, breast implants. Put it in a breast implant like this,” Bellin said, demonstrating, “and if it’s a man put it in his buttocks, same kind of thing. Or, put it in his abdomen. Just open him up and it looks like he’s just had his appendix out or his colon resected or something.”

Sources told Kramer al Qaeda puts the explosive PETN into the surgical implant. When the suicide bomber wants to set it off all he or she has to do is use a syringe to inject the chemical TATP and it explodes.

“We’re up against a harsh enemy. This is an enemy that crashed jets into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. We’re talking about suicide bombers,” Rep. King said.

“It’s a wake-up call to some of the American people who don’t realize what a deadly, ongoing threat this is and how evil and diabolical al Qaeda is.”

Unfortunately, travelers told CBS 2′s Hazel Sanchez, the latest terror warning is a sign of the times. Most don’t mind any added security to prevent an attack, but they worry about what terrorists could try next.

“Those things, I bet they’re not going to be detectable. They’re going to need more machines to detect them. It’s kind of scary,” Rodrigo Ortiz said.

“I’ll come in two or three hours early, just to be on the safe side,” said Sanka Phagu of Levittown, N.Y.

“Who knows? Could be a baby next time,” another traveler added.

Neither the TSA nor Congressman King would say exactly what the ramped up security measures are. They said they don’t want to tip off the bad guys.

Please offer your thoughts in the comments section below.

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  • pfwag

    A small US Company, Valley Forge Composite Technologies, has a new ultra-low radiation full body scanner that will detect implant bombs as well as sheet PETN bombs. It is the only one in the world that will. Of course, TSA isn’t using it because it isn’t inferior technology.

    • Michael H.

      VFCT just isn’t that good at lobbying Congress.

  • wynn rothman

    Let TSA do whatever they want. The ful body xrays aren’t gonna cut it, I think people who should be fully inspected. Allow TSA to (with plastic gloves on of course) give full body exams (not internal) and … I’m serious … strip searches as necessary. Personally, I don’t want to be worried about a woman with big boobs about to blow me up or some dude with a packed hiney about to kill us. That goes for diapers too. When you’re getting on a plane, going through security, change your damn diapers. If I were TSA and I felt a hard lump in your rump or crotch, my hairs would stand on end. I would want to know exactly what it was. SHOW ME. TSA, you’re a godsend. Please do your thing. Protect us and give us our lives back. Thank you.

    • Michael H.

      You do realize that the TSA has NEVER caught a single person trying to bring a bomb on a plane, right?

      The TSA is a security theater JOKE.

      • vendicar decarian

        Not looking has never caught a bomber either.

        Some are content to look.

    • Freeman

      you are exactly the type of weak minded wuss (or are you a gov’t employee) that is making this country 2nd rate. If anyone really wanted to instill terror in the flying public they would just blow up the security gate. please show me the last real terrrost the tsa has caught.

  • Calvin

    This tactic came from the movie “Wrong is Right”. That movie came out in 1981. Muslim terrorists with implanted explosives throwing themselves on their targets (politicians, military commanders, etc) and blowing themselves up. What happened to that imagination we were supposed to aquire after 9/11?

  • Reality

    ,…and one more thing,if i may,:
    For EACH terrorist act in a western locale,ANOTHER tac nuke is detonated in muslim enclaves,STARTING with Mecca,and radiating outward.
    End of problem.

    • Aaron

      You are perhaps trying to be incendiary with this comment, Reality. However, it is almost a given that any attacks on our soil involvin nuclear weapons will likely result in the vaporization of Islamic holy sites like Mecca and Medina. At that point, they will have created a hell on earth for a good part of the planet – and that is exactly what they want because the believe it will usher in their hidden imam who will lead the Islamic world to utter victory over all other religions and cultures. Our active involvement around the world right now in so many hotbeds of radical Islam points to the U.S. awareness that we are sliding toward this horrible possibility each day.

      • SLIDINGINTOIT

        THE “WARS” ARE FAKE.

        WAKE UP.

        ITS A SHAM.

        911 WAS A CON JOB. RESEARCH.

        START WITH BUILDING 7.

        • YOU WON’T WIN WITH HATRED

          NICE THOUGHT, —-INTOIT,

          BUT DON’T LET WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND LEAD YOU TO CONCLUSIONS.

          CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON FACTS.
          YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT SUSPICION BASED ON WONDER AND AMAZEMENT.

          • SLIDINGINTOIT

            I AM POINTING TO _____VALID FACTS.

            RESEARCH THEM.

            LEARN TO USE THE SEARCH BAR.

            SEE, LISTEN to the eyewitness passenger on the so called ,

            “Christmas day , underwear bomber ” event…..

            KURT HASKILL TELLS THE TRUTH OF THE EVENT.

            RESEARCH.

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            START WITH_________________ BUILDING 7.

  • sheepdog

    lol, what BS. No one belives your fake news anymore.. LMFAO

  • BRBSanDiego

    Excellent post. Radical muslims should be targeted by every country. No arrests and trials – just shoot them. I would love to be on the firing squad.

    • vendicar decarian

      Can we also do the same to Radical Republicans, Radical Christians and Radical Jews?

      I have a long list….

    • vendicar decarian

      Can we do the same thing to Radical Republicans, Radical Christians and Radical Jews?

      I have a long list.

    • vendicar decarian

      Can we do the same for Radical Republican, Radical Christians and Radical Jews?

      I have a long list.

  • Brent

    The solution is to end Muslim immigration to Western countries and, over time, extrude the existing Muslim populations within our countries back to dar al Islam (the house of Islam, the parts of the world where Islam holds sway).

    For our safety, there should be no significant number of Muslims within our countries. Our countries exist to benefit our citizens (e.g. the preamble to the U.S. Constitution includes the words “..to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity ..”). Muslim immigrants are not merely no benefit, they’re a mortal threat to us. (No, not all Muslims, of course — but given that there’s no benefit to us in having any Muslims here, why should we take any chances?)

    See “A Real Islam Policy for a Real America” at this link: http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/012935.html

    • dsh_nva

      Some guy who flies to New York or London with a bomb inside him isn’t necessarily an “immigrant” — he might be a natural-born citizen of the destination country or a foreign national traveling on a tourist or business visa. The other problem with your “solution” is that it has zero chance of ever being implemented.

    • Michael H.

      Ah yes…because Japanese internment worked SO well.

    • vendicar decarian

      “extrude the existing Muslim populations within our countries back to dar al Islam” – Brent

      Brent is clearly an enemy of the U.S. constitution.

      And the term is “extradite” not “extrude”.

      Hahahahahah – Brent as bright as Republican bright gets.

  • Pat

    Did they just say “inject the chemical TATP”? That’s old tech. Also need to figure they would enlist a medically advanced sympathetic country to give them a modified implantable pacemaker and some C4. They’d set it off with a modified cell phone. You only hope they use TATP. They’ll have a real low success rate with it.

  • Senor

    That’s fine. Now, here’s what the “Homeland security”needs to do. Create a booth
    A bomb detonating booth for everyone to pass through…… end of story.

  • Kudzu

    Hey people…where is it written that Arabs get to fly to this country? It ain’t no right. Leave em right where they are. I challenge any of you to get off yo’ butt and try to fly to Saudia Arabia. You can’t. Entrance is by invitation only.

    We could have drone airplanes flyin all Arabs. Blow it up if you wish….

    By all means don’t insult the Arabs

    • Mark Keller

      switzerland, and a few other countries already ban muslims from travel within or through their country.

  • Amerikan Patriot

    Here it comes! Big Sis, will suggest “probes” into the body cavities to detect possible concealed explosive devices! I can just see it now? Said TSA agent (large male) instructs candidate passenger in line at airport that she (attractive young female or teen) has been selected for a more “extensive” search. Then passenger is sequestered in exam room and instructed to disrobe then told to bend over and by the way any drip you might notice afterwards is just some excess lube…………….

  • bob

    More lies from the government to take our rights away and abuse the citizens of this country

  • Pensacola Grandmother

    I agree with Mr. Stanley and Mr. Pierson. I travelled on business to Israel in the late 80′s and even then their security far exceeded the U.S. They had a sytem in place that took us about 30-45 minutes having our baggage thoroughly searched, then asked us questions – sometimes the same question but broached in a different way until they were satisfied we were “safe” to enter or leave the country. No body searches – just thorough interrogation at the entrance to and exit from their country. This country has its act together – we should follow their example and be a supporter of Israel instead of the current stance our illustrious “motivator” president takes. President Obama could learn a lot from the Israeli government instead of holding them in such low esteem.

    • BRBSanDiego

      Guess you flunked math granny. Israel’s ariport volume is less than 5% of US airport volume. If we employed that system, you would have to be at the airport approximately 31 hours to get all the daily passengers through that system. TSA goons would be happy since now the screening booth peep show would be available 24 hours a day and they wouldn’t have to waste money on porn.

  • MissingRonnieR

    This is nothing but “False Flag” media planting ment to bolster the power of TSA. DO NOT fall for this ploy. Our freedoms are more important…

  • Befuddled

    It looks like the loonies AlQ wins, respond or not.

  • Sam Cooke

    Dude put a bomb in his colon and it exploded? Man, I bet that smarts.

  • EyecanSee

    More lies to push newer more invasive machines and take more of our freedoms..Can you say cavity searches.. psh

    • 1776

      Well stated. This is another police state “justification” using the trusty “islamo-boogeyman” canard to deploy more Orwellian tactics.

      • 1984

        the answer to 1984 is 1776

      • vendicar decarian

        The answer to 1776 is bankruptcy.

  • guy

    yea, we might learn something.

  • HUGO

    us395, more like we need an alert for trannys like yourself. DOH!

  • HUGO

    Ayman al-Zawahri would look nice with a bullet hole in the forehead.

    • d rash

      “Ayman al-Zawahri would look nice with a bullet hole in the forehead.”

      So would “vendicar decarian”, who has ONLY ONE purpose in life, which is hating Republicans. VD (a good nickname for you) your hate speech is getting old. Get a life!

  • Commentary Cat

    Wow, the terrorists finally got around to watching Batman?

  • Larry Pierson

    Stanley is right. Islam is fundamentally incompatible with western freedoms and republics.

    When its all over with, there is only one country whose planes has never been hijacked – Israel. And that’s because they are not afraid to racially profile everyone getting into their airports. Of course the liberals will be screaming their foolish heads off if we actually tried something that is so common sensed.

  • Bruce

    Lies!!

  • Nick

    Or they can just implant it in the cranium. Lots of empty spaces there for them folks.

  • Very conservative

    In other words, we need to be on a lookout for pregnant men. Sure that will go over great with pro-gay activists.

    • nathan

      Umm what? The bombs will be located in women’s breast implants or buttock implants as per NBC news. Please try to stay on topic. I know its challenging for you but try at least.

      • PIKE BISHOP JR.

        bravo insect..for once you said something intelligent..took your meds..went to the hospital..you met me today insect..i have seen ya..park side ave ..looking to get that train too the hospital..the shuttle..finally wrote something intelligent..

      • MR GOEBBELS

        CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION……IT SEEMS THE ALL KNOWING NATHAN IS A COWARD…………IVE CALLED HIM OUT ABOUT COMMENTS HE SAID ABOUT ME BUT HE REFUSES TO ANSWER. SO NATHAN I WILL LABEL YOU A COWARDLY GAY WHOU HIDES BEHIND HIS KEYBOARDA AND BELITTLES EVERYONE THAT DOESNT AGREE WITH HIS IDEAS………..BUT NATHAN YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS A BELITTLEMENT…

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