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| Obama to unveil 'bombing' report | |
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| The White House is set to make public an unclassified account of the alleged attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. | |
| President Barack Obama is then expected to address the nation about its findings and recommendations. | President Barack Obama is then expected to address the nation about its findings and recommendations. |
| National Security Adviser James Jones has said Americans who read the report will feel "a certain shock". | National Security Adviser James Jones has said Americans who read the report will feel "a certain shock". |
| The alleged bomber is reported to have met a radical US Muslim cleric after being recruited by al-Qaeda in London. | The alleged bomber is reported to have met a radical US Muslim cleric after being recruited by al-Qaeda in London. |
| Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi said on Thursday Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab met Anwar al-Awlaki in the cleric's ancestral home province of Shabwa, having been recruited while a student at the University College London (UCL). | Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi said on Thursday Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab met Anwar al-Awlaki in the cleric's ancestral home province of Shabwa, having been recruited while a student at the University College London (UCL). |
| Mr Awlaki has been linked to an attack by a US Army major on the Fort Hood base in Texas in November, in which 13 people died. | Mr Awlaki has been linked to an attack by a US Army major on the Fort Hood base in Texas in November, in which 13 people died. |
| UCL has said there is no evidence to suggest Mr Abdulmutallab was radicalised while he was studying with them. | UCL has said there is no evidence to suggest Mr Abdulmutallab was radicalised while he was studying with them. |
| Responding to Mr Alimi's statement, UK officials have said they still believed the recruitment of Mr Abdulmutallab occurred in Yemen in the months before the attack. | Responding to Mr Alimi's statement, UK officials have said they still believed the recruitment of Mr Abdulmutallab occurred in Yemen in the months before the attack. |
| New measures | New measures |
| Mr Abdulmutallab - a 23-year-old Nigerian - was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to set off explosives hidden in his underpants on the Northwest Airlines flight, with 290 people on board. | Mr Abdulmutallab - a 23-year-old Nigerian - was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to set off explosives hidden in his underpants on the Northwest Airlines flight, with 290 people on board. |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged and remains in US custody | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged and remains in US custody |
| Following the near-disaster, President Obama ordered a report into the security lapses that allowed it to happen, and has since made five public statements. | Following the near-disaster, President Obama ordered a report into the security lapses that allowed it to happen, and has since made five public statements. |
| James Jones warned, in an interview with USA Today, that people would feel "a certain shock" that clues about Mr Abdulmutallab's role were not acted on. | James Jones warned, in an interview with USA Today, that people would feel "a certain shock" that clues about Mr Abdulmutallab's role were not acted on. |
| "The man on the street... will be surprised that these correlations weren't made," he said. | "The man on the street... will be surprised that these correlations weren't made," he said. |
| But he also suggested that the report will show the Obama administration is in control of the situation. | But he also suggested that the report will show the Obama administration is in control of the situation. |
| "We know what happened, we know what didn't happen, and we know how to fix it," he said. | "We know what happened, we know what didn't happen, and we know how to fix it," he said. |
| "That should be an encouraging aspect. We don't have to reinvent anything to make sure it doesn't happen again." | "That should be an encouraging aspect. We don't have to reinvent anything to make sure it doesn't happen again." |
| Following publication of the report, Mr Obama is expected to unveil new steps aimed at avoiding further attacks. | Following publication of the report, Mr Obama is expected to unveil new steps aimed at avoiding further attacks. |