Al-Qaeda Bombmaker Represents CIA’s Worst Fears -- Washington Post
SANAA, Yemen — He has dispatched his own brother to death, hiding a bomb on him before he crossed into Saudi Arabia to target the kingdom’s chief counterterrorism official. He has tried to attack the United States three times in the past three years, building small, sophisticated and hard-to-detect devices in his workshop in the rugged terrain of southern Yemen.
Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, who hails from a middle-class Saudi family, is the top bombmaker for al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch. Only 30 years old, he represents the CIA’s worst fears: a highly skilled terrorist determined to attack the United States.
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Update: Wily bomb maker fast in race with technology; informant ID’d device -- Washington Times
My Comment: If he is not stopped, it will only be a question of time before he is successful in bringing down an airliner. What is even more 'scary', is that he is probably teaching others his skills.
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