Al-Qaida group claims failed airliner bomb plot

Pictures have been released in America of the burnt underwear worn by the man who allegedly tried to blow up a plane above Detroit on Christmas Day.

Al-Qaida group claims failed airliner bomb plot
Tue, 29 Dec, 2009 - 07:50

Pictures have been released in America of the burnt underwear worn by the man who allegedly tried to blow up a plane above Detroit on Christmas Day.

Meanwhile, an al-Qaida group claimed responsibility for the failed Detroit airliner plot as US President Barack Obama pledged to hunt down those responsible.

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