Al Qaeda claims responsibility for CIA attack CNNcom

Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Afghanistan last month that killed seven CIA employees and contractors and a Jordanian military officer, according to a statement posted on Islamist Web sites.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/afghanistan.cia.al.qaeda/index.html

White House Adviser Briefed in October on Underwear Bomb Tec

White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan was briefed in October on an assassination attempt by Al Qaeda that investigators now believe used the same underwear bombing technique as the Nigerian suspect who tried to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, U.S. intelligence and administration officials tell NEWSWEEK.

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http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/declassified/archive/2010/01/02/white-house-advisor-briefed-in-october-on-underwear-bomb-technique.aspx

British student held over alleged airline bomb attempt

Nigerian man reportedly linked to al-Qaeda in custody after foiled terror attempt on transatlantic flight to Detroit.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/26/plane-bomb-plot-detroit