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Richard Reid’s lawyers said Tuesday he didn’t try to blow up a jetliner with explosives in his shoes because he hated the U.S., but was trying to defend Islam from U.S. aggression.
The explanation of Reid’s actions aboard an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami in 2001 was in court documents submitted to the judge who will sentence him Thursday. He faces 60 years to life in prison.
Passengers and crew members overpowered Reid, 29, after he tried to light a fuse protruding from one of his shoes.
