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February 16, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/15/english-speakers-trained-to-attack-us/

U.S. Hunts for English-Speaking Bombers

(Washington Times) Eli Lake - U.S. and allied counterterrorism authorities have launched a global manhunt for English-speaking terrorists trained in Yemen who are planning attacks on the U.S., based on intelligence provided by the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day bombing. U.S. officials said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab revealed to the FBI that he met with other English speakers at a terrorist training camp in Yemen. Said one official: "It's safe to say that Abdulmutallab is not the only bullet in the chamber for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula." Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen absorbed in 2008 the largely defeated branch of the group in Saudi Arabia.

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