A statement bearing Al-Qaida’s name warned Monday that Western airliners will be the terror group’s target. The statement appeared on an Islamist Web site known for posting messages from militants, including the video in which a terror group with al-Qaida links executed the American kidnapped in Iraq, Nick Berg. The statement’s authenticity could not be immediately verified, but it was signed “Al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula.” The statement referred “crusaders” and warned “all that is affiliated with these crusaders — from compounds, bases and means of transport — especially Western and American airliners, will be direct targets of our next operations, with God’s help.” Full Story
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