Sunday, January 24, 2010

Bin Laden Claims Credit for Christmas Day Bomb Attempt, But Officials Doubt It




Osama Bin Laden Tape: Al-Qaeda Leader Claims Reponsibility For Detroit Terror attack -- The Telegraph

Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, has released a new voice recording claiming responsibility for the Christmas Day attempt by underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner.

The latest recording emerges after British spy chiefs raised the UK threat state to "severe" amid fears that al-Qaeda was planning a fresh wave of attacks on western targets, including and a plot to hijack an Indian passenger jet and crash it into a British city and attacks using female suicide bombers.

In the audio recording, released by Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, a voice purported to be bin Laden, says: "The message sent to you with the attempt by the hero Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a confirmation of our previous message conveyed by the heroes of September 11.

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More News On Osama Bin Laden's Message

Bin Laden claims airline bomb attempt on Christmas -- Yahoo News/AP
Bin Laden claims responsibility for U.S. plane attack -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Bin Laden tape warns of further US attacks -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bin Laden Takes Responsibility for Christmas Bomb Attempt -- L.A. Times
'Bin Laden' Claims Christmas Day Bomb Plot -- Times Online
Osama Bin Laden tape: Al Qaeda leader claims responsibility for Christmas bombing attempt: report -- New York Daily News
US can't immediately authenticate bin Laden words -- Washington Post
White House: Can't confirm bin Laden tape authentic -- Times Of India
Osama Bin Laden is alive and well, reveals former aide -- One India
TIMELINE - Recent bin Laden messages -- Reuters

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