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>> couric: good evening, everyone. once again terrorists have tried to strike the united states in what president obama calls a credible terror threat. two packages containing explosives were addressed to synagogues in chicago. but acting on a tip from the saudis, authorities intercepted them today-- one aboard a cargo plane in england, the other a cargo plane in dubai. both packages were sent from the same address in yemen. our justice correspondent bob orr in washington is following ...

>> couric: good evening, everyone. once again terrorists have tried to strike the united states in what president obama calls a credible terror threat. two packages containing explosives were addressed to synagogues in chicago. but acting on a tip from the saudis, authorities intercepted them today-- one aboard a cargo plane in england, the other a cargo plane in dubai. both packages were sent from the same address in yemen. our justice correspondent bob orr in washington is following ...

powder, wiring and cell phone parts. late today, the president confirmed the packages were potentially lethal. >> they do apparently contain explosive material. >> reporter: sources say the devices contained the explosive chemical compound p.e.t.n., one of the deadly ingredients that was also part of the underwear bomb used by umar farouk abdulmutallab in his failed christmas day attack in detroit. the underwear bomb was built by terrorists in yemen who are part of al qaeda in the arab...