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'Bin Laden tape' warns of attacks 'Bin Laden' claims Christmas plot
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A tape said to be from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has warned US President Barack Obama there will be more attacks if the US continues to support Israel. A tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was responsible for a Christmas plot to blow up a plane.
In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden says the US will never live in peace until there is "peace in Palestine". In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden also warns the US there will be more attacks if it continues to support Israel.
The authenticity of the audio tape has not been verified. "If it was possible to carry our messages to you by words we wouldn't have carried them to you by planes," the tape says.
The message praises the 25 December attempt to blow up a passenger plane bound for the US. The authenticity of the tape has not been verified.
A Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been charged with attempting to blow up the Delta Airlines plane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam. America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine Audio tape message
The speaker on the tape says the message is from "Osama to Obama". It says: "The message sent to you with the attempt by the hero Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a confirmation of our previous message conveyed by the heroes of September 11."
Directly addressing Americans, it says: "It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly... Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel." Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged with attempting to blow up a Delta Airlines plane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day. The bomb hidden in his underwear failed to explode.
He said he was trained by al-Qaeda in Yemen.
The speaker on the tape says that the message is from "Osama to Obama".
Directly addressing Americans, it also says: "It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly... Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel."
It says: "America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine."
The al-Qaeda leader issues sporadic tape messages.The al-Qaeda leader issues sporadic tape messages.
In September, a 10-minute audio tape warned Mr Obama he was "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In September, a 10-minute audio tape warned President Barack Obama he was "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.