Brian Ross reports via The Blotter that 2 former Guantanamo prisoners are now believed to have been behind the terror attempt on Northwest Airlines flight 253.
Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents.
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