Disclosure that Saudi intelligence was the source behind the discovery of two package bombs sent from Yemen on American freight company jets highlights the kingdom's all-out effort to find and stop Al Qaida bombmaker Ibraham Ashiri, who is credited with manufacturing the bombs. The reason: Asiri was behind the suicide bombing in the summer of 2009 that nearly killed Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a senior Interior Ministry official who is credited with being the kingdom's chief proponent of aggressive counterterrorism measures. He is the son of Interior Minister Prince Nayef.

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