He is also believed to have been involved in a botched attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter jet leaving the Mombasa airport the same day.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

As the criminal investigation got underway, there were many more questions than answers regarding the attempt to bring down an Amsterdam to Detroit airliner on Christmas Day.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

While President Nimeiri had initially cracked down on Islamic activists, by 1983 he had embraced Islamism in an attempt to boost his popularity, which had suffered along with the country's economy.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

The suspected terrorist was thought to have been involved in a 2002 bombing of an Israeli tourist hotel on the coast of Kenya and a botched attempt at shooting down an Israeli charter jet the same day.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16