U.S. media reports say a man sent by al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was actually a double agent working for the United States, who infiltrated the terror network and volunteered to carry out the suicide attack. Unidentified American and foreign intelligence officials provided details of the bomb plot. They told […]
US Official: Al-Qaida Bomber No Longer a Threat
Posted May 8th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities are confident a suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber is no longer a threat to the American people. The Obama administration’s top counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan, spoke Tuesday on the U.S. television network ABC, a day after U.S. officials said al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber on a U.S.-bound jet with […]
US Official: Al-Qaida Bomber No Longer a Threat
Posted May 8th, 2012 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities are confident a suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber is no longer a threat to the American people. The Obama administration’s top counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan, spoke Tuesday on the U.S. television network ABC, a day after U.S. officials said al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber on a U.S.-bound jet with […]
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
Posted May 8th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
FBI experts are examining the bomb intended for use in an al-Qaida plot aimed at destroying a U.S.-bound passenger jet. U.S. government officials announced Monday that the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet with explosives concealed in the individual’s underwear. The plot was detected and the bomb […]
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
Posted May 7th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet with explosives concealed in the attacker’s underwear. They say the plot was detected and the bomb […]
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
Posted May 7th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet and have him detonate explosives hidden in his underwear. They say the plot was detected and […]
US Foils Al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot
Posted May 7th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet and have him detonate explosives hidden in his clothing. They say the plot was detected and […]
Jury Convicts Bosnia-Born Muslim in Plot to Bomb New York Subway
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A federal jury has convicted a Bosnian-born man of attempting to bomb New York City’s subway in 2009 for al-Qaida. Adis Medunjanin faces life in prison when he is sentenced on September 7. The jury found him guilty of nine counts of terrorism, including plotting to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan and consorting with al-Qaida. […]
Jury Convicts Bosnia-Born Muslim in Plot to Bomb New York Subway
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
A federal jury has convicted a Bosnian-born man of attempting to bomb the New York City subway in 2009. Adis Medunjanin could spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced in September. The jury found him guilty of all nine counts of terrorism. Medunjanin’s attorneys told the court that he backed […]
US Arrests 5 in Plot to Bomb Ohio Bridge
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Five men have been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly plotting to blow up a bridge near the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland division, Stephen Anthony, says the five were taken into custody late Monday, after they attempted to remotely detonate devices they bought from undercover FBI agents. […]
