Terrorists interested in attacking air cargo planes

WASHINGTON — We hear a lot about terrorists trying to blow up passenger airplanes, but Brandon Fried, executive director of the Air Forwarders Association, reminds us that an air cargo plot in 2010 raised concerns about aviation threats — some of which still exist today.

April 12, 2017 | 'We always have to be vigilant' (Brandon Fried, of the Air Forwarders Association, with WTOP's J.J. Green)
J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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