US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to defeat violent extremists following the attempted bombing of a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day and has ordered a full investigation amid media reports that the suspect has links to al Qaeda.
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A regional wing of Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a failed Christmas Day attack on a US-bound passenger plane. US President Barack Obama promised to hunt down the plotters.
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The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane on Friday was moved from a hospital, where he was treated for self-inflicted third degree burns caused by the attack, to a federal prison from the hospital.
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A man attempted to ignite a new type of explosive on board a US aeroplane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Friday, according to airline officials, but was subdued and arrested. He reportedly told investigators that he is affiliated with al Qaeda.
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US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Sunday that so far officials do not believe that a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound aeroplane was part of a larger plot.
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The US Justice Department announced on Saturday that it has charged Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab with trying to blow up a plane going from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day.
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The family of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man charged with trying to blow up a US-bound flight on Christmas Day, says his lack of communication was "out of character" and that they reported his disappearance to security officials months ago.
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President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada hold a joint press conference at the Cabanas Cultural Center in Guadalajara, Mexico. August 10, 2009. (Public Domain) ... "President Barack Obama" "President Calderon" Mexico "Prime Minister Harper" Canada "North A...
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A Nigerian man was charged Saturday with attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, while security officials told US media that the suspect had confessed to being trained for the mission by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen.
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An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport at Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday night. Local officials reported 91 mainly minor injuries, but no fatalities.
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