CIA thwarts new al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON -- The CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaeda's affiliate in
Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the
one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. counter-terrorism
official tells CBS News. The plot was first reported by the Associated
Press.
U.S. officials say the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009. This new bomb was also built to be used in a passenger's underwear but contained a more refined detonation system, the AP reported.
The would-be suicide bomber was told to buy a ticket on the airliner of his choosing and decide the timing of the attack. It's not immediately clear what happened to the would-be bomber, the AP reported.
The U.S. officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive case.
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U.S. officials say the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009. This new bomb was also built to be used in a passenger's underwear but contained a more refined detonation system, the AP reported.
The would-be suicide bomber was told to buy a ticket on the airliner of his choosing and decide the timing of the attack. It's not immediately clear what happened to the would-be bomber, the AP reported.
The U.S. officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive case.
Sjekk: http://tinyurl.com/c5qrbps
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