Terror Suspect: Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab
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HIGHLIGHTS of Terrorism plot on Christmas Day:
Nigerian suspect catches a plan from Africa to Europe, passing security with only one bag. From Amsterdam, the suspect attempts to blow up the plane by from pulling out explosive materials from inside his pants. This creates a large fire and other passengers began wrestling him down to prevent a larger disaster. Currently, police are looking for another suspect thought to have aided the suspect’s plan to blow up the flight. He claims support of Yemen terrorist groups. The same plan was grounded again after a Nigerian passenger spent the ending hours of the flight, inside a bathroom, refusing to come out. Security officials were called, but revealed just a very sick passenger in the bathroom. Stay tuned for more or read the exact facts from the News articles collected below. Thanks for visiting!
NEWS on Terrorism:
- Yemen a ‘safe haven’ for al Qaeda CNN
- Britain Rejected Visa Renewal for Terror Suspect New York Times
- Obama to probe security gaps that allowed terrorism suspect on plane Kansas City Star
- US plane incident was ‘attempted act of terrorism‘ AFP
- Northwest Flight 253 terrorism attempt: Federal criminal charges filed against … Examiner.com
- Travel Security Clampdown as Officials Chase Answers on Failed ‘Terrorism‘ Bid ABC News
- Yemen arrests 29 al Qaeda suspects after raids Washington Post
- Abdulmutallab: More Like Me In Yemen ABC News
- Plane terrorism suspect rejected West, life of privilege Boston Globe
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