The CIA has thwarted a plot by al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound aeroplane using a bomb with a new design, close to the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
US officials told the Associated Press that the plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a plane over Detroit on 25 December, 2009.
This new bomb was also built to be used in a passenger's underwear but contained a more refined detonation system.
The would-be suicide bomber was told to buy a ticket on the airliner of his choosing and decide the timing of the attack.
It's not immediately clear what happened to the would-be bomber.
The US officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive case.
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