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![]() The al-Qaeda investigation
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The United States is leading an investigation into the international al-Qaeda network which has already uncovered evidence of activity in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
10 June 2002: US 'foils terror attack'
US Attorney General John Ashcroft says a US citizen, Abdullah al-Mujahir, was arrested 8 May in Chicago airport after arriving from Pakistan. The suspect is alleged to have been planning to build and explode a radioactive "dirty" bomb, which can spread highly toxic material to humans.
15 April:Tape 'shows US hijacker'
The Arabic news station, Al-Jazeera, broadcasts pictures of Osama Bin Laden and his deputy with what Al-Jazeera says is the final video address of one of the suicide bombers in the 11 September attacks on the US. It is not known when the tape was made,
27 February:US seeks Bin Laden DNA
The Pentagon asked the relatives of Osama Bin Laden to provide DNA samples to determine if human remains found in Afghanistan are those of the terror group leader.
18 January: Alleged shoe bomber in court
Briton Richard Reid pleaded "not guilty" when he appeared before a court in Boston on charges of attempted murder and attempted destruction of an aircraft. He is alleged to have tried to blow up a US airliner in December by detonating explosives in his shoes. US authorities believe he is linked to al-Qaeda.
17 January: FBI video of suspects
The FBI releases video footage showing suspected al-Qaeda terrorists which it has identified as potential suicide bombers. The US has also collected information from a computer in Kabul linking al-Qaeda to Richard Reid, the man accused of trying to blow up an airliner with a bomb in his shoe.
2 January : "20th hi-jacker" in court
13 December: Bin Laden tape released
The US has released a video that it says implicates Osama Bin Laden in the 11 September attacks on New York and the Pentagon, in which more than 3,000 people died.
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