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Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack – AP
1 hour, 41 minutes ago ago from Snow Report Blog
Dec 26, 10:54 PM EST Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack By LARRY MARGASAK and COREY WILLIAMS AP DETROIT (AP) A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, just a month after his father warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son's religious beliefs. The suspect claimed to have received training and instructions from al-Qaida ...
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Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack (AP) 12/26/2009 2:21:51 PM AP - A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him. Father of Nigerian would-be plane bomber warned US (AP) 12/26/2009 2:33:53 PM AP - U.S. ...
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Alleged Christmas Day terrorist is charged
10 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Alleged Christmas Day terrorist is charged WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department has charged the alleged Christmas Day terrorist with attempting to destroy an airplane. The Justice Department says 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had a device containing a high explosive attached to his body. The government says that as the flight neared Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Friday, Abdulmutallab set off the device, but it ...
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Passengers Help Stop Possible Terror Attack On Detroit Bound Plane Saturday, December 26, 2009 Print ROMULUS, Mich. An attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight began with a pop and a puff of smoke sending passengers scrambling to subdue a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from Al Qaeda to blow up the airliner, officials and travelers said. The commotion began as Northwest Airlines Flight 253, carrying 278 ...
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8 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Travel of man charged in airline attack probed WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key Congress member says the man charged with trying to take down a Detroit-bound plane had travel patterns that triggered concerns, but officials are still working to confirm his claims of al-Qaida training. Officials have said that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had come to the attention of U.S. officials at least several weeks ago, but the information wasn't specific enough ...
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2 hours ago ago from Washington Post - U.S.
He grew up amid extraordinary privilege, a wealthy Nigerian banker's son who attended top international schools and had traveled to the United States. But sometime some time this year, according to relatives' accounts, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab became an enemy of the West. This Story As a college student living in London and Dubai, Abdulmutallab, 23, the Nigerian native had worried his family with his ...
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Father of Terror Suspect Reportedly Warned U.S. About Son Saturday, December 26, 2009 Print FirstBankNigeria.com Former bank official Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, thought to be the father of the suspected terrorist. Former bank official Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, thought to be the father of the suspected terrorist. The alleged father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day ...
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