Update on UPS Cargo Plane Incident

Approximately 26 suspicious packages were involved in the alleged plot to send explosive devices to Jewish religious sites in the United States, according to Yemeni officials Oct. 29. Elements of the plot are very similar to previous "failed" terror attacks by Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Although AQAP officially has not been blamed, if it was indeed behind the plot, several recent defections from the group could explain how intelligence and law enforcement agencies learned of it.