Somalia

A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid, and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing similarities to the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, officials said. China floated the idea of establishing a permanent base in the Gulf of Aden to support its operations against Somali pirates.

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