Pakistan Airport Officials stops Man with Circuit Shoes

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Pakistan airport stops man with circuits in shoes | Reshap.com

A suspicious bomber who had some hidden materials of explosive in his shoes was arrested at the Karachi airport on Sunday night.

This arrested person was identified as Pakistani national Faiz Muhammad and he was travelling by a Thai airways flight to Muscat when he was caught, officials of the Airport Security Force told news reporter.

“He had sophisticated electronic circuits hidden in his shoes which could be used to create and detonate explosive material,” an official said.

The latest update has confirmed that this man was wearing therapy shoes and his detention was just to ensure safety. He would be release soon, but investigation could take some time. He has been sent to lab for verifying his claims. - Official at Karachi Airport

The other official told press that they have never heard about vibrating shoes. This is first time they have seen such shoes. This shoes are designed to massage away the aches and pains throughout the day rather than after the damage is done

 

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Man held at Karachi airport with "therapy shoes"

KARACHI: A Pakistani man arrested at Karachi airport with batteries and electrical circuits in his shoes was likely wearing “therapy shoes” and his detention could be a false alarm, officials said on Monday.

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Man held at Pakistani airport with therapy shoes | Reuters

The man, identified as Faiz Mohammad, 30, was about to board a Thai Airways flight to Muscat late on Sunday when the devices were found during a routine security check.

He was not carrying any explosives nor were any other suspicious items found on him or in his luggage, an airport security official said.

Senior police investigator Niaz Khoso said the suspect had told the police that the shoes were used for massage.

"We have seen such shoes for the first time and have sent them for analysis to verify his claims," Khoso told Reuters.

"To be honest, we did not know that such shoes are available in the market but we are checking. We have not released him yet but if he is found innocent, we will let him go for sure," he said.

Mohammad was wearing the "Good Vibrations" shoes, described on a website as "designed to massage away the aches and pains throughout the day rather than after the damage is done."

Another police official said Mohammad was likely to be given a clean chit, but the investigation and formalities could take time.

Police and airport security officials had earlier said that Mohammad had placed two batteries hooked up to wires in cavities cut into the heels of each of his shoes.

They said that the devices could have been used to set off explosives.

In late 2001, a British Islamist militant, Richard Reid, tried to blow up an airliner over the Atlantic with explosives in his shoes.

Pakistan is at the center of international worries over Islamist militant bomb plots.

A Pakistan-American was arrested in the United States a week ago over a botched plot to blow up a car-bomb in New York's Times Square. The United States is convinced that Pakistani Taliban militants allied with al Qaeda were behind the failed bombing.

 

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Man held at Karachi airport with "therapy shoes"

KARACHI: A Pakistani man arrested at Karachi airport with batteries and electrical circuits in his shoes was likely wearing “therapy shoes” and his detention could be a false alarm, officials said on Monday.

DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | Man held at Karachi airport with "therapy shoes"

'Therapy' for which part of his body? His brains, his heart, legs or some where in between?
Seems like an interesting device, must look for it.