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| Obama admits bomb plot failures | |
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| US security agencies had sufficient intelligence about a plot to blow up a plane but failed to share the information, President Obama says. | |
| He spoke after being updated on security reviews since the bomb attempt, and vowed to defeat future al-Qaeda plans to kill Americans. | |
| Enhanced airport screening and a review of the US watch-list system were ordered after the attempt. | |
| A Nigerian man known to US officials has been charged over the plot. | |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab later gave "actionable" intelligence to US officials, the White House says. | |
| White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told media on Tuesday that Mr Abdulmutallab had "spent a number of hours with FBI investigators in which we gleaned usable, actionable intelligence", reports AFP news agency. | White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told media on Tuesday that Mr Abdulmutallab had "spent a number of hours with FBI investigators in which we gleaned usable, actionable intelligence", reports AFP news agency. |
| Security measures around the world Can a human eye spot a bomb? Will Yemen become a failed state? | Security measures around the world Can a human eye spot a bomb? Will Yemen become a failed state? |
| Mr Obama ordered reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system after the suspect - who was known to US officials - allegedly got on a plane with a device. | Mr Obama ordered reviews of airport screening and of the US watch-list system after the suspect - who was known to US officials - allegedly got on a plane with a device. |
| The 23-year-old is being held in a US jail since an attempt was made to blow up the plane as it came to land at the US city of Detroit on Christmas Day. | The 23-year-old is being held in a US jail since an attempt was made to blow up the plane as it came to land at the US city of Detroit on Christmas Day. |
| Prosecution investigation | Prosecution investigation |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, CIA Director Leon Panetta and FBI Director Robert Mueller are among those at the meeting. | |
| The suspect began his journey in Lagos, Nigeria, and changed planes at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | The suspect began his journey in Lagos, Nigeria, and changed planes at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen were among the 14 countries singled out by Washington for enhanced security measures for travellers, introduced on Monday. | Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen were among the 14 countries singled out by Washington for enhanced security measures for travellers, introduced on Monday. |
| Mr Abdulmutallab's name was in a US database of about 550,000 suspected terrorists, but was not on a list that would have subjected him to additional security screening or kept him from boarding the flight. | Mr Abdulmutallab's name was in a US database of about 550,000 suspected terrorists, but was not on a list that would have subjected him to additional security screening or kept him from boarding the flight. |
| Since the incident, officials have moved dozens of names on to "watch" and "no-fly" lists, as they seek to overhaul security, Bill Burton, another White House spokesman, said earlier. | Since the incident, officials have moved dozens of names on to "watch" and "no-fly" lists, as they seek to overhaul security, Bill Burton, another White House spokesman, said earlier. |
| Watch-list update | Watch-list update |
| Those on the watch-list are subject to extra security checks, while those on the no-fly list are not allowed to board flights to the US. | Those on the watch-list are subject to extra security checks, while those on the no-fly list are not allowed to board flights to the US. |
| Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said last week it had trained and equipped Mr Abdulmutallab for the plane plot. | Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said last week it had trained and equipped Mr Abdulmutallab for the plane plot. |
| The US re-opened its embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, following what it called successful counter-terrorism operations by government security forces on Monday north of the capital. | The US re-opened its embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, following what it called successful counter-terrorism operations by government security forces on Monday north of the capital. |
| A BBC correspondent in the Yemeni capital Sanaa says the embassy was referring to a strike that reportedly killed two al-Qaeda operatives. | A BBC correspondent in the Yemeni capital Sanaa says the embassy was referring to a strike that reportedly killed two al-Qaeda operatives. |
| The embassy had closed on Sunday in response to what it said were al-Qaeda threats. The British and French embassies have resumed operations, but remain closed to the public. | The embassy had closed on Sunday in response to what it said were al-Qaeda threats. The British and French embassies have resumed operations, but remain closed to the public. |
| Yemeni authorities have tightened security measures at Sanaa's airport, as well as around several other embassies. | Yemeni authorities have tightened security measures at Sanaa's airport, as well as around several other embassies. |