Al Qaeda posts 'bomb recipe' to target planes

January 11, 2015 16:22

Al Qaeda has provided its followers with a new "bomb recipe" with which an explosive device can be made using household goods avoiding metal components intended to evade airport security and blow up a passenger jet.

The terror group's branch in Yemen, which directed Wednesday's attack against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, has also told operatives that Britain is a higher priority target than France.

Outlining the bomb "recipe" in the latest issue of its online magazine 'Inspire', Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula states: We have spared no effort in simplifying the idea. The instructions for the "hidden bomb" are outlined in the latest issue of 'Inspire', which was published on Christmas Eve and features a civilian airliner on its cover.

The device, that can purportedly be made from household goods and avoids using metal components, is intended to evade airport security and blow up a passenger jet, The Sunday Times reported.

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