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| Al-Qaeda group claims bomb plot | Al-Qaeda group claims bomb plot |
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| An al-Qaeda regional offshoot says it was behind the failed attempt to bomb a US transatlantic flight last Friday, according to an internet statement. | An al-Qaeda regional offshoot says it was behind the failed attempt to bomb a US transatlantic flight last Friday, according to an internet statement. |
| A US monitoring organisation quoted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as saying the plot was to avenge US attacks on militants in Yemen. | A US monitoring organisation quoted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula as saying the plot was to avenge US attacks on militants in Yemen. |
| A Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to set off an explosive device on a Amsterdam-Detroit flight. | A Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to set off an explosive device on a Amsterdam-Detroit flight. |
| It landed safely after the suspect was overpowered by passengers and crew. | It landed safely after the suspect was overpowered by passengers and crew. |
| The accused, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had co-ordinated the plot with members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, said the statement, according to US monitor SITE Intelligence. | The accused, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had co-ordinated the plot with members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, said the statement, according to US monitor SITE Intelligence. |
| Officials said at the weekend that the 23-year-old had told US investigators al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen had supplied him with the bomb and trained him in how to detonate it. | Officials said at the weekend that the 23-year-old had told US investigators al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen had supplied him with the bomb and trained him in how to detonate it. |
| Analysts say US intelligence has been aiding Yemeni forces, which 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. | |
| Dozens of militants are reported to have died in the attacks. | Dozens of militants are reported to have died in the attacks. |
| In its internet statement, quoted by Reuters news agency, al-Qaeda said: "We call on all Muslims... to throw out all unbelievers from the Arabian Peninsula by killing crusaders who work in embassies or elsewhere... [in] a total war on all crusaders in the Peninsula of [Prophet] Muhammad." | In its internet statement, quoted by Reuters news agency, al-Qaeda said: "We call on all Muslims... to throw out all unbelievers from the Arabian Peninsula by killing crusaders who work in embassies or elsewhere... [in] a total war on all crusaders in the Peninsula of [Prophet] Muhammad." |
| According to prosecutors, Mr Abdulmutallab tried to bring down the Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 using a device containing PETN, a high explosive. | According to prosecutors, Mr Abdulmutallab tried to bring down the Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 using a device containing PETN, a high explosive. |
| The explosives were allegedly sewn in to the would-be bomber's underwear and officials believe tragedy was averted only because the makeshift detonator failed, before other passengers pounced on him. | The explosives were allegedly sewn in to the would-be bomber's underwear and officials believe tragedy was averted only because the makeshift detonator failed, before other passengers pounced on him. |