WASHINGTON - Noting that the "border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains the epicentre of Al Qaeda," President Barack Obama says he has "no intention of sending US boots on the ground" to Yemen and Somalia.
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WASHINGTON - Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man charged with attempting to blow up a Christmas Day flight over Detroit, told investigators that about 20 other Muslims were being trained in Yemen for similar attacks, US broadcaster CBS said, citing the British intelligence services.
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