CIA Stops Plot By al-Qaida To Target U.S. Airliners (News Roundup)

Are There MORE Underpants Bombs Out There? US Officials Fear Fresh Wave Of Plane Attacks After Terror Plot Is Foiled -- Daily Mail

* Bomb plot mastermind believed to be killed in CIA drone attack on Sunday
* Device believed to be absent of metal and 'undetectable'
* Would-be bomber had not yet chosen a plane or a target
* No immediate plans to beef up security at U.S. airports
* But U.S. reportedly put armed air marshals on flights out of the UK
* 'Flights out of Gatwick Airport were all covered by marshals'
* Speculation decision to delay announcement that plot had been foiled was 'electioneering' by Barack Obama

Fears are growing that Al Qaeda's thwarted underpants bomb plot is just one of a number of terrorist plans to bring down aeroplanes.

A senior law enforcement source said other devices, similar to the 'undetectable' one discovered this month in Yemen, could be ready to be deployed by other would-be bombers.

He told the New York Times: 'If they built one, they probably built more. That's the scary part.'

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More News On Al Qaeda's Latest Terror Threat

CIA derails plot with al-Qaida underwear bomb -- Wall Street Journal
CIA: We stopped "undetectable" bomb -- Christian Science Monitor
Al-Qaida airline bomb plot thwarted by CIA -- The Guardian
Armed air marshals 'patrolled all flights between Gatwick and the U.S. as security services worked to thwart Al Qaeda underpants bomb plot' -- Daily Mail
FBI scrutinizes al Qaeda's latest bomb -- CBS
CIA derails plot with al-Qaida underwear bomb -- CBS
FBI Examines Bomb Intended for US Airliner -- Voice of America
Al Qaeda Bomb Cell Infiltrated By Insider Who Foiled New Airline Plot: Officials -- ABC News
Al-Qaida airline bomb plot thwarted by CIA -- ABC News
CIA Analyzing Bomb Tied To Purported Al-Qaida Plot -- NPR/AP
Officials: New info on underwear plot -- Politico
Foiled plot shows militants seek detection-proof bombs -- Reuters
Al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot was targeted by US drone -- The Telegraph
Top Counter-Terrorism Official: No Further Threat From Bomb or Attempted Bomber -- ABC News
Bomb plot shows new level of sophistication, lawmaker says -- CNN
Could airport scanners detect latest Al Qaeda non-metal bomb? -- Adam Goldman, Christian Science Monitor/AP