‘Bombers will try again after Christmas Day failure’
December 30th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The Christmas Day foiled attack on a US passenger plane was most likely a proof-of-concept attempt, and had it worked then more attacks with similar devices could have ... Read more...
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Nigerian terrorist was sexually frustrated, had jihad fantasies
December 30th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Umar Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a passenger jet in Detroit Dec 25, was sexually frustrated and had jihad fantasies, a media ... Read more...
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Christmas Day plot connects Nigeria, Yemen and Guantanamo
December 30th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Pat Reber
Washington, Dec 30 (DPA) When the man charged with the most serious terrorist attack on the US in years disappeared some months ago, his Nigerian family tried to track him ... Read more...
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It was a catastrophic breach of security: Obama
December 30th, 2009 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) President Obama has said that a "mix of human and systemic failure" allowed a terror suspect to board a US airliner on Christmas Day even when ... Read more...
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Obama expects accountability for breach in security
December 30th, 2009 - 5:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Tuesday slammed his intelligence community for an almost "catastrophic breach" that nearly brought down a US airliner on Christmas Day, and promised accountability ... Read more...
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Alleged Detroit plotters were ex-Guantanamo inmates: Report
December 30th, 2009 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (DPA) Two former detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are believed to have plotted the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US airliner over Detroit, television ... Read more...
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Obama vows to track all ‘who were involved’ in Detroit flight bombing bid
December 29th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 29 (ANI): President Barack Obama has vowed to track down "all who were involved" in the trans Atlantic flight bombing plot, and assured Americans that he will use ... Read more...
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Nigerian bomber warns of more terror attacks ’soon’
December 29th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 29 (ANI): The Nigerian-origin bomber, who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, has warned US investigators that "there are more just like me who will strike ... Read more...
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‘Explosive in underwear could have blown hole in airplane’
December 29th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) As an Al Qaeda faction claimed responsibility for last week's attack on a US airliner, reports citing experts said a dangerous explosive allegedly concealed in the ... Read more...
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‘Lone wolf terrorist makes war on terror more dangerous’
December 29th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 29 (IANS) The Christmas Day attempt to blow up an American airliner flight by an al-Qaeda-linked Nigerian Muslim opens a new and more dangerous front in the war against terrorism, ... Read more...
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Now carry-on bags banned on flights from Canada
December 29th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 29 (IANS) Carry-on bags were also banned on the US-bound flights from Canada Monday even as tighter security measures threw departures into chaos.
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Al Qaeda claims credit for US plot; suspect was in Yemen (Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 29 (DPA) Al Qaeda has reportedly claimed responsibility for the failed attack on a US airliner on Christmas Day, saying the attempt to blow up the plane was in retaliation ... Read more...
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Yemen confirms airline suspect was in the country
December 29th, 2009 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Dec 29 (DPA) Yemen confirmed Monday that the man suspected of trying to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day bad been in the country for months before leaving earlier ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda reportedly behind US airline plot
December 29th, 2009 - 3:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 29 (DPA) Al Qaeda has reportedly claimed responsibility for the failed attack on a US airliner on Christmas Day, a firm that monitors terrorist activity said Monday.
The IntelCenter located outside ... Read more...
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Nigerian terrorist was called ‘the Pope’
December 28th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight this week was so clean he was nicknamed the Pope, his former British teacher said.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ... Read more...
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Nigerian bomb suspect got visa due to US embassy’s blunder
December 28th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (NAI): Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, was given the green light to travel to America by staff at ... Read more...
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Abdulmutallab carried explosives strong enough to destroy US airliner
December 28th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was part of the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, has been accused of carrying explosives strong enough to ... Read more...
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US takes terror war to Yemen
December 28th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 28 (ANI): The United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front, against Al Qaeda in Yemen.According to the New York Times, the Central Intelligence Agency sent many ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda group gaining prominence in Yemen
December 28th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa (Yemen), Dec. 28 (ANI): A branch of al-Qaeda is gaining prominence in Yemen following the attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight last week.The Washington Post has quoted Yemeni ... Read more...
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US plane attacker out of hospital, held at undisclosed location
December 28th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is being held at an undisclosed location as US investigators work on finding out what prompted the British-educated son of a Nigerian ... Read more...
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Same flight, another incident of a ‘verbally disruptive’ passenger
December 28th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Two days after an Amsterdam-Detroit flight was targeted in what prosecutors called a failed attempt to blow up a jetliner, a security alert was sounded on the ... Read more...
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US focusing on Pakistan, Afghanistan in terror war: White House
December 28th, 2009 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Drawing down in Iraq and reorienting its priorities in the war on terror, the US is now focusing on Pakistan and Afghanistan where the 9/11 ... Read more...
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Terrorism scare on US-bound plane (Lead)
December 28th, 2009 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (DPA) A flight from Amsterdam to Detroit requested emergency assistance beacuse of a disruptive passenger Sunday, two days after an attempted terrorist attack aboard the same flight.
The Nigerian ... Read more...
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PETN Explosive Used In NWA 253 Blast Attempt
December 27th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec. 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The blast attempt that alarmed the officials and passengers in the Detroit airport on the Christmas Day could have taken a violent shape if Nigerian terrorist, ... Read more...
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US lawmakers question intelligence breakdown in failed flight bombing bid
December 27th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 27 (ANI): In the wake of a failed flight bombing bid by a London based Nigerian student, US lawmakers have raised questions over the intelligence breakdown, which facilitated the suspect ... Read more...
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Nigerian terror suspect charged (Second Lead)
December 27th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (DPA) The son of a wealthy Nigerian banker was charged Saturday with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines passenger plane carrying 278 passengers on Christmas Day.
The 23-year-old man attempted ... Read more...
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9/11 hijackers spiritual leader ordered bombing of US airliner
December 27th, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 27 (ANI): Al Qaeda commander and spiritual leader of the 9/11 hijackers and Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan is said to be behind the failed plot to blow up ... Read more...
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Nigeria to conduct investigation into terrorist suspect
December 27th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Abuja, Dec 27 (DPA) Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Saturday ordered a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding an alleged terrorist attack on a US airplane by a Nigerian citizen, according ... Read more...
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US files charges against Nigerian terrorist suspect (Lead)
December 27th, 2009 - 5:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (DPA) US federal officials brought criminal charges Saturday against a Nigerian man suspected of trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft Friday as it approached the airport in Detroit, ... Read more...
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Charges filed against US airplane case terrorist suspect
December 27th, 2009 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (DPA) US federal officials brought criminal charges Saturday against a Nigerian man suspected of trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft Friday as it approached the airport in Detroit, ... Read more...
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Passengers On Flight Recount Terrorist Attack
December 27th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri DeyDec. 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Airbus 330 of the Northwest Airlines came under a terrorist attack on Dec. 25. Thankfully, the attempt was pretty harebrained, and was foiled by the ... Read more...
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Security Check At Airports Increased After Foiled Terrorist Attack
December 27th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by GD
By Gina GomezNew York, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The security at various international airport is expected to be beefed up following the foiled terrorist attack on the Detroit bound flight on Friday. Following the ... Read more...
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US airports increase security after foiled plane attack
December 26th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) US authorities have moved to increase security at the country's airports over the Christmas weekend after what lawmakers called a "disturbing" and "extremely serious" attempted terrorist ... Read more...
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US plane attack comes 8 years after foiled ’shoe bomber’ hit
December 26th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The attempted attack on a Northwest Airlines flight fell almost to the day eight years after another failed solo attack on an international flight just two ... Read more...
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Device was on fire in terror suspect’s lap: Passenger (Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A device was on fire in a Nigerian terror suspect's lap, said passengers on a US bound flight describing the brief moments of panic on board, as screams ... Read more...
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