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| Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot | Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot |
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| Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the failed attempt to bomb a transatlantic flight on Christmas Day, according to an internet statement. | Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the failed attempt to bomb a transatlantic flight on Christmas Day, according to an internet statement. |
| A US monitoring organisation quoted the group as saying the plot was conceived to avenge US attacks on it in Yemen. | A US monitoring organisation quoted the group as saying the plot was conceived to avenge US attacks on it in Yemen. |
| A Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to set off an explosive device on board a Northwest Airlines Amsterdam-Detroit flight on Friday. | A Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to set off an explosive device on board a Northwest Airlines Amsterdam-Detroit flight on Friday. |
| US President Barack Obama is due to make a statement soon about the plot. | |
| The 23-year-old accused, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had co-ordinated the plot with members of the group, said the statement, according to US monitor SITE Intelligence. | The 23-year-old accused, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had co-ordinated the plot with members of the group, said the statement, according to US monitor SITE Intelligence. |
| Yemeni forces, aided by US intelligence, carried out two airstrikes against al-Qaeda in the country this month, the second of which came on the eve of the attempted plane bombing. | Yemeni forces, aided by US intelligence, carried out two airstrikes against al-Qaeda in the country this month, the second of which came on the eve of the attempted plane bombing. |
| US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has demanded to know how Mr Abdulmutallab had a US travel visa despite being on a terrorism watch-list. | |
| She said on Monday airport systems had failed, and that a much-criticised earlier remark of hers that security had worked was taken out of context. |