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Somali Caught in Nov. With Detroit-Type Bomb

US officials are now aware of incident and probing connections

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 30, 2009 10:27 AM CST

(AP) – A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid, and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing chilling similarities to the Christmas terrorist plot, officials say. The Somali man was arrested by African... Read full story »

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Somali Caught in Nov. With Detroit-Type Bomb

US officials are now aware of incident and probing connections

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