Explosive May Be Same As Christmas Attack <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/story/image/slideshow_top.gif> SLIDESHOW Previous <javascript:void(goNext())> Next President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05749.jpg> President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP) Activity around UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands Airport, near Nottingham central England late Friday Oct. 29, 2010. A suspicious package on a cargo flight at a British airport sparked a security alert in at least two United States cities . Police were called to a freight distribution centre at East Midlands Airport after officials raised concerns during a routine search. (AP Photo/ David Jones/PA) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05754.jpg> Activity around UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands Airport, near Nottingham central England late Friday Oct. 29, 2010. A suspicious package on a cargo flight at a British airport sparked a security alert in at least two United States cities . Police were called to a freight distribution centre at East Midlands Airport after officials raised concerns during a routine search. (AP Photo/ David Jones/PA) (David Jones - AP) President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05759.jpg> President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (Charles Dharapak - AP) Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan briefs reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, after President Barack Obama made a statement about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05764.jpg> Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan briefs reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, after President Barack Obama made a statement about the suspicious packages found on U.S. bound planes. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (Charles Dharapak - AP) This handout photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama briefed by members of his national security team in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/White House, Pete Souza) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05769.jpg> This handout photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama briefed by members of his national security team in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/White House, Pete Souza) Activity around UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands Airport, near Nottingham central England late Friday Oct. 29, 2010. A suspicious package on a cargo flight at a British airport sparked a security alert in at least two United States cities . Police were called to a freight distribution centre at East Midlands Airport after officials raised concerns during a routine search. (AP Photo/ David Jones/PA) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05774.jpg> Activity around UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands Airport, near Nottingham central England late Friday Oct. 29, 2010. A suspicious package on a cargo flight at a British airport sparked a security alert in at least two United States cities . Police were called to a freight distribution centre at East Midlands Airport after officials raised concerns during a routine search. (AP Photo/ David Jones/PA) (David Jones - AP) A jet lands near a United Parcel Service jet that is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05779.jpg> A jet lands near a United Parcel Service jet that is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke - AP) A United Parcel Service jet is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05784.jpg> A United Parcel Service jet is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke - AP) A United Parcel Service jet is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05789.jpg> A United Parcel Service jet is seen isolated on a runway at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious packages on cargo planes in Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke - AP) Police, fire, rescue and bomb squad personnel respond to the United Parcel Service staging area at Newark Liberty International Airport where a cargo plane was searched and a suspicious package removed Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05794.jpg> Police, fire, rescue and bomb squad personnel respond to the United Parcel Service staging area at Newark Liberty International Airport where a cargo plane was searched and a suspicious package removed Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein) (Joe Epstein - AP) Authorities respond to the United Parcel Service staging area at Newark Liberty International Airport where a cargo plane was searched and a suspicious package removed Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05799.jpg> Authorities respond to the United Parcel Service staging area at Newark Liberty International Airport where a cargo plane was searched and a suspicious package removed Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein) (Joe Epstein - AP) FILE - San'a International airport, Yemen seen in this Tuesday, June 30, 2009 file photo. A suspicious package originating in Yemen containing a toner cartridge with wires and powder was found during routine screening of air cargo in the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to scour three planes and a truck in the United States on Friday Oct 29 2010. A further package also sent from Yemen was intercepted in Dubai. U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that the packages were part of a plot by Yemen's al-Qaida branch, the same group responsible for an attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last Christmas. (AP Photo/File) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2010/10/29/PH20101029 05804.jpg> FILE - San'a International airport, Yemen seen in this Tuesday, June 30, 2009 file photo. A suspicious package originating in Yemen containing a toner cartridge with wires and powder was found during routine screening of air cargo in the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to scour three planes and a truck in the United States on Friday Oct 29 2010. A further package also sent from Yemen was intercepted in Dubai. U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that the packages were part of a plot by Yemen's al-Qaida branch, the same group responsible for an attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last Christmas. (AP Photo/File) (Anonymous - AP) <http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/story/image/slideshow_bot.gif> By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO The Associated Press Friday, October 29, 2010; 6:08 PM WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials say they believe two packages bound for the United States contained the same powerful explosive used in the failed Christmas Day airline bombing. The officials said full testing has not been completed but initial indications are the packages contained PETN, a chemical that was also a component of shoe bomber Richard Reid's explosive in 2001. The packages were seized in Dubai and England on Friday. President Barack Obama <http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Barack_Obama> called it a credible terrorist threat. PETN is the primary ingredient in detonating cords used for industrial explosions and is popular among terrorist groups. It is a white powder. Officials have confirmed the package in England contained a white powder. 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