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| 'Systems' failed US in bomb plot | 'Systems' failed US in bomb plot |
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| President Barack Obama has said a systemic failure allowed a known extremist with explosives to get onto a US-bound plane last week. | |
| Mr Obama said he considered the intelligence and security failures to be "totally unacceptable". | |
| The US needed to learn from the incident and act quickly to fix flaws in the system, he said. | The US needed to learn from the incident and act quickly to fix flaws in the system, he said. |
| A Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up the plane as it came in to land was restrained by passengers. | A Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up the plane as it came in to land was restrained by passengers. |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, allegedly tried to detonate explosives in his underwear. | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, allegedly tried to detonate explosives in his underwear. |
| There were nearly 300 people aboard the plane. | There were nearly 300 people aboard the plane. |
| A Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda has claimed it planned the failed attack, and Yemeni officials say the group could be planning more attacks. | A Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda has claimed it planned the failed attack, and Yemeni officials say the group could be planning more attacks. |
| 'Act quickly' | 'Act quickly' |
| When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, a systemic failure has occurred, and I consider that totally unacceptable President Obama | When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, a systemic failure has occurred, and I consider that totally unacceptable President Obama |
| In a blunt statement, Mr Obama said he wanted to talk to the American people because some preliminary information about the attack had raised serious concerns. | In a blunt statement, Mr Obama said he wanted to talk to the American people because some preliminary information about the attack had raised serious concerns. |
| "It has been widely reported that the father of the suspect in the Christmas Day incident warned US officials in Africa about his son's extremist views," he said | "It has been widely reported that the father of the suspect in the Christmas Day incident warned US officials in Africa about his son's extremist views," he said |
| It now appeared that "weeks ago, that info was passed to a component of our intelligence community but was not effectively distributed so as to get the subject on the no-fly list," he said. | It now appeared that "weeks ago, that info was passed to a component of our intelligence community but was not effectively distributed so as to get the subject on the no-fly list," he said. |
| "We need to learn from this episode and act quickly to fix flaws in the system," Mr Obama said, adding that there was no excuse for such a failure. | "We need to learn from this episode and act quickly to fix flaws in the system," Mr Obama said, adding that there was no excuse for such a failure. |
| US FLIGHT ADVICE Only one item of hand luggage, including items bought airsideBA and Virgin Atlantic not charging to check in extra hand luggageCheck in wrapped presentsPassengers subject to "pat-down" searches before boarding, on top of usual security checksCustomers to remain seated during final hour of flightNo access to hand luggage and a ban on leaving possessions or blankets on laps during this hour Dutch press EU to adopt scanners In pictures: Suspect's journey How are travellers screened? Q&A: 'Jet bomber' case | US FLIGHT ADVICE Only one item of hand luggage, including items bought airsideBA and Virgin Atlantic not charging to check in extra hand luggageCheck in wrapped presentsPassengers subject to "pat-down" searches before boarding, on top of usual security checksCustomers to remain seated during final hour of flightNo access to hand luggage and a ban on leaving possessions or blankets on laps during this hour Dutch press EU to adopt scanners In pictures: Suspect's journey How are travellers screened? Q&A: 'Jet bomber' case |
| "When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, so that this extremist boards a plane with dangerous explosives that could have cost nearly 300 lives, a systemic failure has occurred. | "When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, so that this extremist boards a plane with dangerous explosives that could have cost nearly 300 lives, a systemic failure has occurred. |
| "And I consider that totally unacceptable." | "And I consider that totally unacceptable." |
| However, the president was careful to praise the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and homeland security officials. | However, the president was careful to praise the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and homeland security officials. |
| Mr Obama said he had asked for initial findings from two reviews into the incident to be presented to him on Thursday, with more comprehensive reports following within weeks, he said. | Mr Obama said he had asked for initial findings from two reviews into the incident to be presented to him on Thursday, with more comprehensive reports following within weeks, he said. |
| One review concerns the system of watch lists aimed at identifying possibly dangerous individuals, while the other deals with how the suspect was able to take explosives on board a US-bound plane. | |
| The remarks were the president's second public statement on the incident in two days. | The remarks were the president's second public statement on the incident in two days. |
| Earlier Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told the BBC his country did not have enough support from Western countries to deal with al-Qaeda. | Earlier Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told the BBC his country did not have enough support from Western countries to deal with al-Qaeda. |
| He said he thought that 200-300 al-Qaeda members were operating in Yemen. |