US charges student with airplane bomb plot

The US Justice Department tonight charged the alleged Christmas Day terrorist with attempting to destroy a plane.

Sat, 26 Dec, 2009 - 21:16

The US Justice Department tonight charged the alleged Christmas Day terrorist with attempting to destroy a plane.

The 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly had a device containing a high explosive attached to his body, the Justice Department said.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Detroit Metropolitan Airport Place: Detroit Place: United States Person: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Person: Abdulmutallab Person: Richard Reid Event: Christmas Day Event: September 11 2001 Organisation: US Justice Department Organisation: Justice Department

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