Despite Dry Run, Timing Midair Explosion Not Easy

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WASHINGTON -- Even after a suspected test run in September, last week's attempted mail bombings from Yemen were a shot in the dark for al-Qaida, which could not have known exactly where its packages were when they were set to explode, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

When investigators pulled the Chicago-bound packages off cargo planes in England and the United Arab Emirates on Friday, they found the bombs wired to cell phones.

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Despite Dry Run, Timing Midair Explosion Not Easy

The communication cards had been removed and the phones could not receive calls, officials...

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