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Fingerprint Links al Qaeda Bomb Maker to Underwear Bomber and Bombs in Printers

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The hand of al Qaeda is on key evidence involving attempted terrorist attacks against the U.S. The Associated Press reports that the fingerprints of al-Qaida’s top bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri in Yemen has been linked to the bomb hidden in the underwear of a Nigerian man on Christmas day on…

Explosive Packages Were 4 Times More Powerful than Underwear Bomb

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The explosives used in the packages from Yemen were four times more powerful than those used by the underwear bomber, the Associated Press reports. Citing German authorities, AP reported that the two bombs contained 300 and 400 grams of the industrial explosive PETN, compared to about 80 grams used in the…