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Al-Qaida plot to bomb airliner thwarted

The CIA and overseas intelligence partners disrupted an al-Qaida plot to blow up civilian aircraft using an advanced explosive device designed by the terrorist network's affiliate in Yemen, U.S. officials said May 7.

President Barack Obama was made aware of the threat in April and the plot was stopped before any aircraft or passengers could be put in danger. Obama "was assured that the device did not pose a threat to the public," said Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council.

U.S. officials said that the FBI is examining the device — modeled on the "underwear bomb" used in an attempt to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 — to determine whether airport security systems would have detected it.

U.S. officials declined to provide key details about the plot, citing concerns about protecting sensitive intelligence sources and operations.

Officials said the explosive appears to have been assembled by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, a Yemen-based affiliate that has been linked to high-profile attacks against the United States. (AP)

Shukan ST: MAY 18, 2012

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World News Al-Qaida plot to bomb airliner thwarted The CIA and overseas intelligence partners disrupted an al-Qaida plot to blow up civilian aircraft using an advanced explosive device designed by the terrorist network's affiliate in Yemen, U.S. officials said May 7. President Barack Obama was made aware of the threat in April and the plot was stopped before any aircraft or passengers could be put in danger. Obama "was assured that the device did not pose a threat to the public," said Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council. U.S. officials said that the FBI is examining the device — modeled on the "underwear bomb" used in an attempt to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 — to determine whether airport security systems would have detected it. U.S. officials declined to provide key details about the plot, citing concerns about protecting sensitive intelligence sources and operations. Officials said the explosive appears to have been assembled by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, a Yemen-based affiliate that has been linked to high-profile attacks against the United States. (AP) Shukan ST: MAY 18, 2012 (C) All rights reserved