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.

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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CourtsFailed plane bomb plotPlace: AmericaPlace: DetroitPlace: Arabian PeninsulaPlace: YemenPlace: USPlace: AfghanistanPlace: PakistanPlace: SomaliaPlace: HawaiiPlace: MichiganPlace: AmsterdamPlace: BritainPlace: LomePlace: TogoPlace: LondonPlace: Mansfield RoadPlace: Oxford StreetPerson: USPerson: President Barack ObamaPerson: President ObamaPerson: ObamaPerson: UmarPerson: Farouk AbdulmutallabPerson: AbdulmutallabPerson: Home SecretaryPerson: Alan JohnsonPerson: JohnsonEvent: Christmas DayEvent: ChristmasOrganisation: al-QaidaOrganisation: University College LondonOrganisation: UCLOrganisation: Department of Mechanical EngineeringOrganisation: IslamicOrganisation: ABC NewsOrganisation: FBIOrganisation: Northwest AirlinesOrganisation: BBC Radio 4Organisation: British International SchoolOrganisation: MI5
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