An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke _ sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travelers said. The… Terrorism – Al-Qaeda – Detroit – September 11 2001 – Warfare and Conflict
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Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane (San Francisco Chronicle)