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  • WRAPUP 9-Obama says US will pursue plane attackers

    12/28/2009 7:38:02 PM PST · by myknowledge · 23 replies · 986+ views
    Reuters ^ | December 28, 2009 | Jeff Mason
    KAILUA, Hawaii, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety. In a statement posted on Islamist websites, the group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said the attempt was to avenge U.S. attacks on its members in Yemen. The group said it had provided the Nigerian suspect in the failed airliner bombing with a "technically advanced device" but that it did not detonate because of a...