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Which Way, L.A.?

Update on the Cargo Plane Bomb Plot

Officials in the United States and Britain are saying two highly sophisticated package-bombs were headed to the US from Yemen. The bombs traveled on four planes, two carrying passengers, until they were intercepted in Britain and Dubai. But how did a Saudi informant know enough to tip-off intelligence agencies?

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Officials in the United States and Britain are saying two highly sophisticated package-bombs were headed to the US from Yemen. The bombs traveled on four planes, two carrying passengers, until they were intercepted in Britain and Dubai. But how did a Saudi informant know enough to tip-off intelligence agencies? We hear about the bombs, airport security and the politics of Yemen.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Scott Shane

    New York Times

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    Bernard Haykel

    Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

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    Peter Bergen

    CNN / New America Foundation

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