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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581180,00.html
Suspect Charged in Thwarted Terror Plot Aboard Detroit-Bound Jet
Dec. 26: Police enter the basement of a building where police are searching in Mansfield Street in London.
Officials have charged a Nigerian man with attempting to blow up a plane upon landing in Detroit.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, is set to make his initial court appearance later Saturday. He is accused of setting off a device aboard a Northwest flight upon landing in Detroit, which resulted in a fire and what appears to have been an explosion.
Abdulmutallab was reportedly subdued and restrained by the passengers and flight crew. The airplane landed shortly thereafter, and he was taken into custody by Customs and Border Patrol officers.
Preliminary FBI analysis found that the device contained PETN, also known as pentaerythritol, a highly explosive device. FBI agents recovered what appear to be the remnants of the syringe from the vicinity of Abdulmutallab's seat, believed to have been part of the device.
Abdulmutallab required medical treatment, and was transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center after the plane landed.
Abdulmutallab's father reportedly told a Nigerian news outlet that six months ago he alerted the U.S. Embassy to his son's fanatical religious views, according to the New York Post.
The father, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, allegedly told Nigerian newspaper This Day that he had informed both the U.S. Embassy and the Nigerian security services of his son's activities six months ago, the Post reported.
Interviews of all of the passengers and crew of Flight 253 revealed that prior to the incident, Abdulmutallab went to the bathroom for approximately 20 minutes, according to the affidavit. Upon returning to his seat, the suspect stated that his stomach was upset, and he pulled a blanket over himself.
Passengers then heard popping noises similar to firecrackers, smelled an odor, and some observed Abdulmutallab's pants leg and the wall of the airplane on fire. Passengers and crew then subdued Abdulmutallab and used blankets and fire extinguishers to put out the flames.
Passengers reported that Abdulmutallab was calm and lucid throughout.
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One flight attendant asked him what he had had in his pocket, and he replied "explosive device."
Earlier Saturday, it was revealed the U.S. reportedly had known for at least two years that the suspect could have terrorist ties.
The official said that the suspect has been on a list that includes people with known or suspected contact or ties to a terrorist or terrorist organization.
The intelligence database that Abdulmutallab is part of is described as containing people who have "loose ties or links to extremists," Fox News has learned. Any person in this database is someone who as of yet rises to threat level of no-fly lists or other more serious screenings.
Multiple law enforcement officials identified Abdulmutallab as a Nigerian national who was reportedly an engineering student at London's University College.
On Saturday, police in the U.K. were searching a number of locations in connection to the suspect, while authorities met with a Nigerian banker that may be the father of the suspect.
Former bank official Alhaji Umaru Mutallab says he traveled from his home in the Nigeria's Muslim-dominated north to meet officials in Abuja, the capital. The elder Mutallab says his son left London to travel, though he did not know where to.
"I believe he might have been to Yemen, but we are investigating to determine that," Alhaji Umaru Mutallab said.
Abdulmutallab's family is reportedly wealthy and his apartment is in an upscale building.
U.S. Intelligence is looking into the claims of a connection to Yemen but so far there is no information of a direct connection.
Officials claim the suspect has links to Al Qaeda and are working with London Metropolitan police to search addresses with possible connections to the suspected terror attack.
A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said that U.K. police are in contact with U.S. authorities and that searches are being carried out at addresses in central London. She refused to confirm the number and location of the searches.
An intelligence official said Abdulmutallab was being questioned and treated in an Ann Arbor, Mich., hospital. The hospital said one passenger from the flight was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, but referred all inquiries to the FBI.
Melinda Dennis, who was seated in the front row of the plane, said the man involved was brought to the front row and seated near her. She said his legs appeared to be badly burned and his pants were cut off. She said he was taken off the plane handcuffed to a stretcher.
Abdulmutallab's alleged U.K. links have also led to heightened security at airports and on all flights to the U.S. from Britain, the London Times reports.
A Department for Transport spokeswoman said, "In response to events in Detroit the US authorities have requested additional measures for U.S.-bound flights.
“We are monitoring the situation and will make any assessments as necessary as this develops.”
Although general airport security remains the same, with no change to luggage and liquid restrictions, passengers travelling to the US can expect increased searches at the gate before boarding.
The incident was reminiscent of Richard Reid, who tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001 with explosives hidden in his shoes, but was subdued by other passengers.
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It seems like the terrorist are starting to become more active. I guess they see that this administration in Washington takes a softer approach when it comes to muslims and their evil activities. This one through the grace of G-d did not go well for the terrorist. Will we only be as lucky the next time around .
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It seems like the terrorist are starting to become more active. I guess they see that this administration in Washington takes a softer approach when it comes to muslims and their evil activities. This one through the grace of G-d did not go well for the terrorist. Will we only be as lucky the next time around .
We should only be so lucky.
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Wow. Another case of an affirmative action Jihad?
Have you guys noticed this pattern?
The black Jihadists almost never accomplish their goals. Look at 9/11 and the only failed hijacker.
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The father of this Muslim is not only a former banker, but a former member of the Nigerian gouverment.
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,669109,00.html
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But schvartzes are the nicest people on earth, according to Hollyweird!
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But schvartzes are the nicest people on earth, according to Hollyweird!
Some are, but most are not. Specially black Muslims are savages and murderers. >:(
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It seems like the terrorist are starting to become more active. I guess they see that this administration in Washington takes a softer approach when it comes to muslims and their evil activities. This one through the grace of G-d did not go well for the terrorist. Will we only be as lucky the next time around .
Very well stated.
Barack Hussein Obama's spin on this will probably be similar to what he said after the Ft. Hood Massacre.
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Brave and alert passengers saved the day.
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How soon before the Nigerian Muslim is released, so he can try again?
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Alleged Detroit plotters were ex-Guantanamo inmates: Report
http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20091229/890/twl-alleged-detroit-plotters-were-ex-gua.html
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Do we have confirmation that were Guatanamo?
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Detroit bomber had links to Fort Hood murdering scumbag.Through yemen imam
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We ought to supply guns to the Christians in Nigeria to go wipe out the Muslims there.. Too bad we spend most of our time giving weapons to Muslims to kill Christains. What a stupid sh*tty world we live in.
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We ought to supply guns to the Christians in Nigeria to go wipe out the Muslims there.. Too bad we spend most of our time giving weapons to Muslims to kill Christains. What a stupid sh*tty world we live in.
Exactly. We should give weapons to the Christians living in Nigeria, Lebanon, Indonesia and every other country where they are perscuated by Muslims.
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Americans blame Britain for rise of Islamic extremism:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20091231/888/twl-americans-blame-britain-for-rise-of.html
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What a Miracle from God, that the detinator malfunctioned! Has anybody watched Tru TV yet, with Jesse Ventura as the Host?
There was a scenario last night showing Terrorists trying to blow up the underground tunnels under the subways, allowing a millions of gallons of water to flood the subways, and Swat teams were trying to find the terrorists before they did this.
Also Jess interviewed Dr. Rina Labon. Not sure if I spelled that correctly. He met her at an isolated airport in Panama, to discuss how the government is using vaccines and healthcare as a means of Genocide. She has left America, because she feels the government will make vaccines mandantory, and they whittle away at your immune system over a period of time, also making those who survive sterile.
I'm telling you there is a Coup at hand here in the United States, as well as the one in Honduras, where Hugo Chavez can be heard saying, Capitalism is dead. check ChristianWorldview.com Brannon Howse America's On-Going Coup.