Friday, 30 September 2011

Drumming Drons of Death and Destruction

September 29, 2011

Latest details on D.C. drone bomb plot
(CBS/AP)

A 26-year-old Massachusetts man charged with planning aerial bombings of the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled airplanes filled with explosives Ferdaus said he wanted to deal a psychological blow to the "enemies of Allah," according to a federal affidavit.

The planes, guided by GPS and capable of speeds greater than 100 mph, would hit the Pentagon and blow the Capitol dome to "smithereens," according to the plan detailed in the affidavit.
More on the drons of death at "CBS News"