Yemen details 'jet bomber' moves

Sanaa, 29 Dec-(ANA)-The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jet over the US on Christmas Day was living in Yemen until earlier this month, Yemeni officials have said.

The foreign ministry said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, was in Yemen from August until the beginning of December, the official Saba news agency reported.

He had a visa to study Arabic at an institute in the capital Sanaa.

Earlier, US President Barack Obama said he would not rest until those involved in the attempt were brought to justice.

Mr Obama promised to use "every element of our national power to disrupt, to dismantle and defeat the violent extremists".

A US monitoring group says a regional offshoot of al-Qaeda, based in Yemen, has claimed that it was behind the failed attack.

A web posting by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which included a photograph purportedly of Mr Abdulmutallab in front of its banner, said it had been a response to US attacks against its operatives. (ANA)

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