A new video from a key al-Qaida faction teaches would-be terrorists to build homemade bombs and prods them to attack Western and Jewish targets – particularly airlines – showing that the Islamist group "remains a real threat" more than two decades after it orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, experts say.
The nearly 1-hour video, which was released during the holiday season by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, reportedly threatened an "open-source Jihad" and detailed bomb construction, how to fool airport security, and ways to carry out plane attacks.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.