al Qaeda Takes Credit for Explosive Cargo

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

In an announcement that came as little surprise, the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda claimed responsibility Friday for explosive devices aboard airplanes bound for the U.S. last week, CNN reported.

CNN reported that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which authorities had suspected all along, posted its claim on various radical Islamist websites, saying, “We will continue to strike blows against American interests and the interest of America’s allies.”

CNN said the statement also claimed responsibility for the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on September 3.

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