Underwear bomber begins life term
A Nigerian who tried to blow up an international flight near Detroit on behalf of al Qaida started a life sentence without parole today.
The mandatory punishment for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was never in doubt after he pleaded guilty in October. The 25-year-old former London student said the bomb in his underwear was a “blessed weapon” to avenge poorly-treated Muslims worldwide.
