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Attempt to blow up US plane thwarted
Updated at 4:50 p.m. ET] U.S. and international intelligence agencies have broken up an attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner, a U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN on Monday.
"This is a success story," the U.S. official said, adding that an explosive device was recovered.
A Yemeni official told CNN the threat came around last week's one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. The target was not specific, the Yemeni official said.
The device has the hallmarks of previous bombing attempts by members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula including those used in the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day in 2009 and against a senior Saudi official earlier in 2009, according to the U.S official. Both devices were associated with Ibrahim Hassan al Asiri, the official said.
The plot was disrupted before it threatened Americans or allies and no airlines were at risk, the U.S official said.
The recovery of the device underscores the need to remain vigilant against a resilient and determined enemy, the official said.
Investigators are looking to analyze the device and expect it will yield valuable insights that will assist in adapting security practices here and abroad, officials said.
Re: Attempt to blow up US plane thwarted
It was the TSA who saved us all, wasn't it? WASN'T IT?
lol I certainly hope the TSA isn't gathering intel now.
Lol
I know you're not serious about the TSA, but the article did say that the plane was US-bound......which suggests it departed from outside the US.
Which suggests that foreign security is more effective than the Anerican kind.