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'Bin Laden' claims Christmas plot | |
(30 minutes later) | |
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 also warns the US there will be more attacks if it continues to support Israel. | |
"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 authenticity of the tape has not been verified. | |
America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine Audio tape message | |
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." | |
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 President Barack Obama he was "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |