Yemen newest front in 'war on terror'? - 02 Jan 09

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Last year, Barack Obama, the US president, called Afghanistan the new frontline in America's fight against al-Qaeda linked groups.

Now Obama has explicitly linked the group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with the attempt to blow up a US-bound passenger jet on Christmas Day.

Meanwhile, authorities in Denmark say a man who tried to kill a cartoonist has "close relations" with Islamic fighters in Somalia - the latest in growing international alarm about threats coming from new directions.

Owen Fay reports on the possible expansion of the the US's "war on terror".
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzmGQTJfJY[/video]
 

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