Rare Double Agent Disrupted Bombing Plot, US Says

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The would-be suicide bomber sent by the Yemen branch of al Qaeda to blow up a U.S.-bound plane in April was actually a double agent who infiltrated the most dangerous of al Qaeda affiliates, in the Arabian Peninsula,

The chairman of the US House Homeland Security Committee expressed dismay that someone leaked information about a double agent who infiltrated al-Qaida and helped foil a plot to blow up a US-bound plane. "It's really, to me, unfortunate that this has

The double agent, who volunteered as a suicide bomber for the terrorist group, was actually working as an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabia.

By Christopher Shea I first saw this question raised on Twitter, last night, but is a Saudi spy who infiltrates al Qaeda and pretends to work for them truly a “double agent,” as this one is being universally branded — or just a extremely effective