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| 'Bin Laden' claims Christmas plot | 'Bin Laden' claims Christmas plot |
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| A tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was responsible for a Christmas plot to blow up a plane. | 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. | 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. | "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. | The authenticity of the tape has not been verified. |
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| 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." | 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. | 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. | He said he was trained by al-Qaeda in Yemen. |
| 'Nothing new' | |
| The speaker on the tape says that the message is from "Osama to Obama". | 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." | 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." | It says: "America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine." |
| Reacting to the latest audio tape, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Andy David told Associated Press news agency: "This is nothing new; he has said this before. Terrorists always look for absurd excuses for their despicable deeds." | |
| 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. | In September, a 10-minute audio tape warned President Barack Obama he was "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Another audio tape in June last year accused Mr Obama of fuelling hatred of America in Pakistan. | |
| The last purported Bin Laden video appeared in September 2007, when he referred to recently elected leaders such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |