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2010 plot to send bombs in printer cartridges in cargo planes bound for the u.s. both plots were foiled at the last minute. in 2009, al asiri even planted a bomb on his own brother in his underwear or a body cavity. the brother got close to saudi arabia's counter terror chief and set it off, killing himself but not the saudi minister. >> what does it say that he does this with his own brother? >> it says that he's absolutely ruthless. not only is ibrahim al asiri absolutely ruthless, he is, according to leading explosive experts in the west, really good at what he does. he's produced the most ...

A u.s. intelligence official tells cnn al asiri is the golden gos of that al qaeda affiliate. they're guarded about his communications, determined to protect him. cnn national security analyst peter bergen says that's for good reason. >> the ability to smuggle a potential lly undetectable bomb onto a plane or some other location, that's golden for al qaeda. >> reporter: western intelligence officials say al asiri is behind the foiled 2009 underwear bomb plot to bring down an airliner approaching detroit on christmas day and a 2010 plot to send bombs in printer cartridges in cargo planes bound ...

These look like printer cartridges but they're not. they're explosive devices. taken apart and packed with bombs. they contain the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate. known as petn. in 2010, two bombs concealed like this in printer cartridges were mailed from a u.p.s. and fedex office in yemen to addresses in chicago. the packages delivered through four different countries, two different planes, two carrying passengers before they were intercepted in britain and dubai following a tip from saudi arabia's intelligence service. that was in 2010. that was an interrupted plot. we're now being t...

The a.p. monday revealed the justice department secretly obtained office and home phone records for several of its employees. holder is unapologetic. >> it put american people at risk. that is not hyperbole. >> reporter: the u.s. had several secrets it wanted to keep. the bomb was designed by this man, a master of al qaeda bombmaker already held responsible for the 2009 underwear bomb, and for explosives in printer cartridges being shipped to the u.s. in 2010. and this time the alleged bomber was actually an agent. secretly working for the saudis. with a british passport, he could have easily ...

Communications. state department said it's aimed at showing sympathizers the real cost of al qaeda. we are simply making the point the violence they are insighting is ricocheting back against the local population and is not in service to a strong, stable, peaceful yemen but in fact is having the opposite effect. >> that main target right now yemen's al qaeda in the arabian peninsula blamed for trying to carry out a variety of attacks against our country. >> al qaeda in yemen is responsible for a number of failed bombing attempts in this country. >> yeah. they are. there is printer cartridges o...