US foils Al Qaeda suicide bombing on airline

May 08, 2012 09:15

The United States has foiled a plot by Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen to blow up an airliner and recovered an explosive device, officials have said, stressing the public was never in danger.

"The device was for use by a suicide bomber on an airliner," a US counter-terrorism official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The plot hatched by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was uncovered at an early stage and represented a "success story" for US authorities working closely with allies, he added.

"At no point were any airlines at risk," the official said, as news of the plot was revealed just days after the first anniversary of the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US commandos at his Pakistan hideout.

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