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Airliner diverted to Florida in new security scare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Continental Airlines Inc flight bound from New Jersey to Colombia was diverted to Florida on Friday because of security concerns about a passenger, but the person was cleared by the FBI and the flight resumed, the U.S. Transpor…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Deal sought with failed Detroit attack suspect

Authorities are inching toward an agreement that would secure cooperation from the suspect in the failed Detroit airliner attack, according to two sources familiar with the case.
 

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Al-Qaida claim over failed airliner attack shows its weakness, says Barack Obama

US president says Bin Laden ‘trying to take credit’ for Detroit bombing attempt is indication of terror group’s waning powersBarack Obama today dismissed Osama Bin Laden’s attempt to claim responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attack on a US airliner, a plot thought to have been hatched in Yemen, as evidence that al-Qaida was greatly [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

U.S. investigates bin Laden ties to jet bomb bid

U.S. intelligence analysts are investigating how much, if anything, Osama bin Laden knew about the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.
 

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Christmas Bombing Try Is Hailed by bin Laden

Tape “contains the same hollow justification for the mass slaughter of innocents” Osama bin Laden , the leader of Al Qaeda , spoke publicly for the first time about the botched Christmas Day airliner bombing, praising the attempt – but not ex…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

US can’t immediately authenticate bin Laden words

White House officials said Sunday they could not immediately authenticate a new audio message purportedly by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden that claimed responsibility for the plot to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas.

[ More ] January 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Bin Laden claims failed U.S. bomb bid

Osama bin Laden purportedly claims responsibility for the attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas in a new audio message released Sunday.
 

[ More ] January 24th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Airliner forced to land after colliding with bird

A collision with a large bird forced a United Airlines plane to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Jewish teen’s prayers spark airliner scare

A U.S. Airways jet was diverted to Philadelphia International Airport after a praying Jewish man’s religious item was mistaken for a bomb.
 

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |