Bin Laden claims responsibility for Christmas plane bombing attempt

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A tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden says al-Qaeda was responsible for a Christmas plot to blow up a plane, reports BBC.
In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden also warns the US there will be more attacks if it continues to support Israel.
"If it was possible to carry our messages to you by words we wouldn't have carried them to you by planes," the tape says. The authenticity of the tape has not been verified. America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine.
It says: "The message sent to you with the attempt by the hero Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a confirmation of our previous message conveyed by the heroes of September 11."
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been charged with attempting to blow up a Delta Airlines plane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day. The bomb hidden in his underwear failed to explode. He said he was trained by al-Qaeda in Yemen.
The speaker on the tape says that the message is from "Osama to Obama".
Directly addressing Americans, it also says: "It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly... Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel."
It says: "America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine."