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Cargo plane bomb plot that was foiled by security tip-off

Suspect packages from Yemen that unleashed an international security alert in Britain, the United States and around the Middle East, sparked concern of an al Qaeda cargo plane plot.

And security sources advising President Barack Obama believe the group behind it is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a regional terrorist group known for targeting Western interests in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.