Matt Apuzzo of the AP has reported that the CIA has foiled another Muslim terrorist attack using a new crotch underwear bomb on a US bound flight. The attack was to be revenge for the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Apuzzo tweets that the bomb looked a lot like the Christmas crotch bomb but had a much more sophisticated detonator.
Covert CIA operation thwarted an AQAP plot to attack US-bound jetliner using an upgraded underwear bomb. US intel now has the bomb.
— Matt Apuzzo (@mattapuzzo) May 7, 2012
It was an AQAP plot. Authorities suspect master bombmaker Al-Asiri. Bomber had not bought his plane tickets yet, so target unclear.
— Matt Apuzzo (@mattapuzzo) May 7, 2012
While this CIA operation was unfolding, the White House and DHS were telling American public there were no known plots on the US
— Matt Apuzzo (@mattapuzzo) May 7, 2012