The Yemen-based arm of the al Qaeda terrorist network claimed responsibility Friday for last week 's plot to send explosive devices on cargo planes bound for the United States . Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it will spread the package - bomb plot to Europe . The group also says it is responsible for the September crash of a Russian cargo plane . Two explosives - laden planes bound for the U.S. were intercepted abroad last week .
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it will spread the package - bomb plot to Europe . The group also says it is responsible for the September crash of a Russian cargo plane . Two explosives - laden planes bound for the U.S. were intercepted abroad last week .