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Obama: US intel had info ahead of airliner attack
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the intelligence community had bits of information that should have been pieced together that would have triggered "red flags" and possibly prevented the Christmas Day attempted terror attack on a Detroit-bound airliner.
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the intelligence community had bits of information that should have been pieced together that would have triggered "red flags" and possibly prevented the Christmas Day attempted terror attack on a Detroit-bound airliner.
Obama says 'systemic failure' allowed airline plot
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday "a systemic failure" allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it "totally unacceptable." The president said he wants preliminary results by Thursday from two investigations he has ordered to examine the many lapses that occurred.
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday "a systemic failure" allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it "totally unacceptable." The president said he wants preliminary results by Thursday from two investigations he has ordered to examine the many lapses that occurred.
Obama: 'Systemic failure' allowed airliner attack
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday "a systemic failure" allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it "totally unacceptable."
- President Barack Obama said Tuesday "a systemic failure" allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it "totally unacceptable."
Security beefed up at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
- Travelers flying out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport may encounter increased security measures in the aftermath of the foiled terrorist attack on an inbound U.S. flight on Christmas.
GOP lawmaker: Threat from terrorism not going away
- The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the government needs to do a better job of telling Americans about the threat from terrorism.
Online Muslim group to stage anti-terrorism rally
- An online group composed mainly of Michigan Muslims plans a live rally against the man accused of trying to bring down a Detroit-bound jet on Christmas.
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
- Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
- Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
Canada bans most US-bound carry-on bags
- Canadian officials have banned most carry-on luggage for U.S.-bound passengers following a failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit.
- Canadian officials have banned most carry-on luggage for U.S.-bound passengers following a failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit.
Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists
- President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats.
- President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats.
Nigerian broke family contact before bomb attempt
- A young Nigerian man who allegedly tried to bring down a trans-Atlantic flight broke off contact with his worried parents only a few months before the attack, apparently trading a world of wealth for the calling of a jihadist.
- A young Nigerian man who allegedly tried to bring down a trans-Atlantic flight broke off contact with his worried parents only a few months before the attack, apparently trading a world of wealth for the calling of a jihadist.
Key dates surrounding the Christmas Day attack
- A look at key events surrounding the Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate an explosive device hidden on his body as the plane approached Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam.
Obama orders reviews of watchlist and air safety
- Talking publicly for the first time since a failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, President Barack Obama on Monday called it "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt to the terrorist threat.
- Talking publicly for the first time since a failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, President Barack Obama on Monday called it "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt to the terrorist threat.
