US Kills Al Qaeda Mastermind of Airline Liquid Bomb Plot
Rashid Rauf Was Target of CIA Predator Attack, Pakistan Officials Say
According to British press reports, U.K. prosecutors said that the target aircrafts were destined for six American and Canadian cities: New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and Montreal.
The public revelation of the alleged plot led to unprecedented new security measures at airports worldwide, most of which remain in force.
Three British citizens were convicted in Septemer of conspiracy to commit murder, but the overall outcome of the trial was disappointing for British authorities who had put eight men on trial and failed to secure a verdict on four of them. One man was cleared of all charges. Prosecutors say they are seeking a retrial of the other seven defendants.
The missile strike today was the 25th such attack since August in a U.S. offensive that has killed more than a half dozen top al Quaeda leaders in the tribal areas of Pakistan where the terror group has established what had once been a safe haven.
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