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The alleged terrorist behind the Christmas Day airliner plot is said to have told US agents there are more people "just like him" ready to carry out future attacks.
An al Qaida group based in Yemen claimed responsibility for the failed attempt to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 over Detroit as US president Barack Obama pledged to hunt down the plotters.
Meanwhile, photographs apparently showing the underpants filled with explosives worn by alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab were broadcast by ABC News.
The American government pictures show the singed underwear with a six-inch packet of a high explosive called PETN sewn into the crotch, the US network reported.
ABC News said Abdulmutallab was carrying about 80g of PETN, more than one-and-a-half times the amount carried by "shoe bomber" Richard Reid in 2001 and enough to blow a hole in the side of an aircraft.
Originally posted by 12m8keall2c
As more details are released it would seem this was much more well-planned than initially reported.
One-and-a-half times the amount of PETN than that which was used by the "shoe bomber", contained in a six-inch packet stitched into his underwear.
Given the above, it would seem that his inadequate and/or improper mixing of the chemicals is the only thing that resulted in this being a failed attempt as opposed to a potentially catastrophic loss of life.
There have been several mentions both here on the boards and in MSM blurbs with regards Yemen possibly becoming the next Afghanistan.
Even more concerning are the, until recently, almost unheard of Saudi air strikes in Yemen that have been ongoing for several months, only recently coming to light in MSM reports.
Apparently the Saudis have been conducting these raids for quite some time, and not being the least bit shy with regards admitting to the same, despite the gov't. of Yemen taking credit for and claiming it the result their efforts all the while.
With that in mind, Yemen's attempts to lay claim to or take responsibility for the air strikes seems more an effort to save face on the global stage than anything else, especially with regards taking a "public" stance against those who would attempt to organize or foment terrorist activities from within their borders.
Given Umar's reported claim of being but one of many, along with the increased military activity in and around Yemen recently, it would definitely seem safe to say that things are certainly going to heat up in that area of the world in the coming days, weeks, months
posted on 28-12-2009 @ 23:15
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Christmas Day bomb suspect claims, "More like me."
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, "lone gunman" or part of a more concerted, organized effort?
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The alleged terrorist behind the Christmas Day airliner plot is said to have told US agents there are more people "just like him" ready to carry out future attacks.
Originally posted by 12m8keall2c
Given the above, it would seem that his inadequate and/or improper mixing of the chemicals is the only thing that resulted in this being a failed attempt as opposed to a potentially catastrophic loss of life.