It could still be a reason, but in that instance(as well as the shoe bomber) we're talking about bringing down a plane with at least a couple hundred people on it. Without going into the connotations associated with September 11th and terrorism in general(which in and of itself is a channel-surfing-stopper for many people), most people usually think of that as a pretty horrific way to die - especially if the plane doesn't simply blow up instantly. The idea that people are carrying explosives on a plane is pretty frightening to a lot of people.
Certainly a bomb exploding in a crowded mosque would have some near if not equal disastrous consequences in terms of loss of life and injury(though, from the looks of the FBI demonstration video, I'm not sure if this bomb was large enough to kill 200-ish people)... but from the sounds of it not only did the guy do this at the wrong time of day, he also planted it outside where it has little potential for serious risk particularly at that time. You don't need to be perfect or create a superexplosion to bring down a plane, thus why people are understandably more frightened about those things, and why you see more coverage of them.
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