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'Underwear' bomber changes plea to guilty

A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an American plane on Christmas Day 2009 has told a judge he wants to plead guilty.

'Underwear' bomber changes plea to guilty

Wed, 12 Oct, 2011 - 16:40

A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an American plane on Christmas Day 2009 has told a judge he wants to plead guilty.

It is alleged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had a bomb in his underwear.

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