Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt in Detroit, in an audio message released Jan. 24, and vowed further attacks on the United States.

In the short recording carried by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, bin Laden addressed U.S. President Barack Obama saying the attack was a message similar to that of Sept. 11 and more attacks against the United States would be forthcoming.

"The message delivered to you through the plane of the heroic warrior Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a confirmation of the previous messages sent by the heroes of Sept. 11," he said.

"America will never dream of security unless we have it in reality in Palestine," he added. "God willing, our raids on you will continue as long as your support for the Israelis continues."

On Christmas Day, Nigerian national Abdulmutallab attempted to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight as it approached Detroit Metro Airport. But the bomb he was hiding in his underwear failed to explode.

He told federal agents shortly afterward that he had been trained by al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.