WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Syringes linked to the parcel bomb investigation have similarities with the attempted Christmas Day 2009 bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner, authorities say.
The syringes associated with the packages containing explosives found last week gave the two devices discovered on UPS and FedEx air freight planes "all the hallmarks" of the work of the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula that claimed responsibility for the failed airline bombing attempt, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said.