'Splosion at Prison Holding al-Qaida Suspect

From the Edinborough (Scotland) Evening News:
AN explosion at a prison where an al-Qaida suspect is held was under investigation today.
The top security Whitemoor Prison in Cambridgeshire was locked down for two days following the firework-like explosion within a wing.
British shoebomber Saajid Badat, 25, who was jailed for 13 years, is believed to be in isolation with three other prisoners after being forensically tested for traces of explosives.
Badat, of Gloucester, admitted plotting to explode a shoebomb on a transatlantic flight in December 2001 at the same time as fellow shoebomber Richard Reid, but he said he could not face being a "courier of death" and rejected terrorism.
A spokeswoman for the Prison Service said: "We can confirm there was a very small firework-like explosion within a wing of Whitemoor Prison around 7.45pm on August 4.
"There was no damage, no risk of injuries and the routine of the prison was not disrupted.
"The prison was locked down on time.
"The device is being analysed but there is nothing to indicate at this stage that explosives have been smuggled into the prison."
It is thought the bomb was made from ingredients available within the prison such as sugar and weedkiller.
Sentencing Badat in April, Mr Justice Fulford said he could have been facing a term of more than 50 years if he had gone ahead with the plan to blow up a passenger jet.