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And then this morning from the fbi, national counterterrorism center, homeland security officials on this incident. i think the comments are correct that you can't rule out mechanical failure at this time, but -- while it hasn't been confirmed officially, there are intelligence reports that it is likely that this could have been a bomb placed on the airplane by isis and that is our grave concern at this point in time. >> congressman, isis has never been known for bombs, for bomb making, aqap were the premier bomb makers among terror groups. this would be a whole new level of activity if this w...

Well? >> well, they've got loads of chechens and russian nationals from just the and that would feed the blood loss that they have for russia. the idea of this being blowback, as the ambassador said, if you look at it, most are not against isis. it's against the free army. >> what do we know about isis and bombmaking? >> well, these guys are extraordinary adept and they really came into their own in iraq. they were masters of the vehicle-born explosive devices. they've retrofitted cars to blow through checkpoints.

Off someone who you know is listening in on your communications. >> isis in the sinai peninsula has shown bomb making capabilities before, but if the terrorists are responsible for smuggling a bomb aboard this flight, it would mark a significant step in their capabilities to launch further attacks. >> at this point we don't have information to make our own determination about what exactly occurred. but we do have enough information at this point to not rule out the possibility of terrorist involvement. >> there was no indication so far that passengers or crew aboard the flight had any connecti...

Allegiance toize s izsis it sta training militants that isis trains fighters on various factions. >> there's been dismissal for them being responsible for this because they don't necessarily have the capabilities to launch a surface-to-air missiles. what about bomb making? is that in the repertoire of their training? >> we know that al qaeda attempted to down an airliner over detroit at the end of 2009, what we know as the failed underwear bomber who smuggled unconventional explosives that would have air in igniting on the plane but could have actually had devastating outcome. so terrorist gro...

So it's a very, very concerning situation because of course the groups like al qaeda are still plotting to carry out mass casualty attacks in the united states by training westerners in bombmaking. not only concern about the affiliates in yemen but concern about the affiliates in syria, the place that barbara mentioned earlier in this hour, al nusra has expanded in recent months. and you could make the argument that al qaeda in syria is stronger than al qaeda in afghanistan was on the day of 9/11 in terms of manpower, resources, territory. the difference so far is that they haven't prioritized...