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Al Jazeera English - Americas - Al-Qaeda wing claims US plane plot

A group calling itself Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has said it was behind the failed attempt to bomb a US aircraft on Christmas day.

The group said on its website on Monday that the attempt had been carried out to avenge US operations in Yemen.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, attempted to light an explosive device on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit with nearly 300 people onboard.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Dec 28th, 2009 at 09:18:58 PM EST
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What a franchise! But quite a few same-stores short of a Starbuck.

"Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula"
"Al-Qaeda in the Magreb"
"Al-Qaeda in Somalia"
"Al-Qaeda in Pakistan"
"Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan"
"Al-Qaeda in Indonesia"
"Al-Qaeda in Iraq"

Did I miss any?

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue Dec 29th, 2009 at 01:51:07 PM EST
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