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Bin Laden Claims Responsibility for Christmas Day Bombing Attempt

   The al-Jazeera Arab television network has aired what it says is a new
   audio message from al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, in which
   he claims responsibility for the failed Christmas day airliner bombing
   attempt in the United States.

   Bruce Allen 24 January 2010

   Osama bin Laden

   The al-Jazeera Arab television network has aired what it says is a new
   audio message from al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, in which
   he claims responsibility for the failed Christmas day airliner bombing
   attempt in the United States.
   In  the message broadcast Sunday, bin Laden said al-Qaida would launch
   further  attacks  against the United States as long as it continues to
   support Israel.
   He  said  there  will  be  no U.S. security until the Palestinians are
   secure.
   There  was  no  immediate confirmation that the voice was bin Laden's,
   but it resembled previous recordings attributed to him.
   On  December  25,  Christmas  Day,  23-year-old  Nigerian  Umar Farouk
   Abdulmutallab  tried  to  detonate explosives on a U.S.-bound jetliner
   with  nearly  300 people on board as the plane approached Detroit from
   Amsterdam.

   Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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