AP source: Suspect in US airliner bombing plot gives intelligence on radical cleric in Yemen

Published on February 5, 2010; Published on February 24, 2010
The Associated Press ~ staff The News

Topics :: FBI , Al-Qaida , U.S. , Yemen , WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - A U.S. law enforcement official says the Nigerian suspect in the failed Christmas Day airliner attack has given up intelligence about a radical Muslim cleric hiding in Yemen.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been co-operating with the FBI. He has provided information about Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric who has emerged as a prominent al-Qaida recruiter. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation.

Abdulmutallab's co-operation against al-Awlaki could provide fresh clues for authorities trying to capture or kill him in the remote mountains of Yemen. Al-Awlaki has been linked to the Sept. 11 hijackers, the Fort Hood shootings and the botched US airliner bombing attempt.

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