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  1. Al Qaeda Bombmaker Designs Bombs to Hide in Cameras, Hard Drives and Pets

    Wed, 9 May 2012

    savvy." According to Jones, he not only designed and built the device that with which underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to take down Northwest flight 253, he was also worked with AQAP leader Anwar al-Awlaki on how to

  2. Officials: More Al Qaeda Bombs Unaccounted For

    Mon, 7 May 2012

    Arabian Peninsula . They described it as a refinement of the so-called underwear bomb with which AQAP recruit Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to take down Northwest flight 253 to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. The plot was timed to coincide

  3. Osama Bin Laden Death Anniversary: NYC Security Surge Starts

    Wed, 2 May 2012

    23-yearold brother Abdullah. Asiri is also believed responsible for the "underwear bomb" with which Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to take down Northwest flight 253 on Christmas 2009, and for the printer bombs in the failed cargo

  4. NYC Security Surge, Worry of Body Bombs on Osama bin Laden Anniversary

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    23-yearold brother Abdullah. Asiri is also believed responsible for the "underwear bomb" with which Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to take down Northwest flight 253 on Christmas 2009, and for the printer bombs in the failed cargo

  5. Officials Watch for Terrorists With Body Bombs on US-Bound Planes

    Mon, 30 Apr 2012

    23-yearold brother Abdullah. Asiri is also believed responsible for the "underwear bomb" with which Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to take down Northwest flight 253 on Christmas 2009, and for the printer bombs in the failed cargo

  6. Bin Laden Anniversary Triggers Law Enforcement Surge

    Thu, 26 Apr 2012

    was al-Asiri, according to U.S. officials, who designed the so-called "underwear bomb" worn by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , who tried to bring down Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. Abdulmutallab

News

  1. Holder to Speak on Targeted Killings of Americans

    Mon, 5 Mar 2012

    inspired several other terror plots in the U.S. as well and was key in providing operational instructions Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the attempted Christmas Day underwear bombing of Northwest flight 253. Click here to return to The Blotter

  2. Airport X-ray machines are safe for passengers, report says

    Tue, 28 Feb 2012

    agency agreed with in responding to the report. The TSA deployed full-body scanning machines because metal detectors didn't find explosives on the so-called underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , on Christmas Day 2009.

  3. Abdulmutallab: "Proud to Kill in the Name of God"

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , who tried to bring down Northwest flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 with an underwear bomb, said he was was "proud

  4. The Global Note: A Syria Vote…Talking To The Taliban…Famine Alert…More Cellphones Than Humans

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    bound passenger jet with a bomb hidden in his underwear. The sentencing hearing is this afternoon for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab . The 25-year-old faces a mandatory life sentence. He was unrepentant in October when he pleaded guilty

  5. New Details About Unrepentant 'Underwear' Bomber Released

    Fri, 10 Feb 2012

    Reported by Jason Ryan, Pierre Thomas and Jack Cloherty: 'Underwear' bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was obsessed with radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar Awlaki, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Yemen to seek him out in 2009

  6. Protests Mark Guantanamo Bay Detainee Center's 10th Anniversary

    Wed, 11 Jan 2012

    Obama stopped the transfer of Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo in January, 2010, after "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound flight. He was found to have been trained by al Qaeda groups in Yemen

  7. Dec. 28: First Baby Born From In-Vitro Fertilization 1981

    Wed, 28 Dec 2011

    Obama spoke about counter-terrorism and air travel safety. On Christmas day, 23-year-old suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to ignite explosives hidden in his underwear as Northwest Flight 253 went in for landing in Detroit

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Videos

  1. 'Underwear Bomber' Sentenced to Life

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    Detroit judge imposes four life sentences on Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , 25.

  2. Underwear Bomber Simulation Video

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    U.S. releases evidence demonstrating Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's explosives.

  3. Underwear Bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison

    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab sentenced for plot to bomb airliner on Christmas Day.

  4. 'Underwear Bomber' Pleads Guilty

    Wed, 12 Oct 2011

    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces 8 charges in connection with Christmas 2009 bomb

  5. Terror Suspect: From Student to Radical

    Tue, 29 Dec 2009

    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is a well-educated man from a wealthy background.

  6. Fears of More Bombers in Terror Pipeline

    Mon, 28 Dec 2009

    Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab told FBI agents there are more just like him in Yemen.

  7. The Nigerian Bomber Goes to Court

    Fri, 8 Jan 2010

    What are the implications of trying Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in federal court?

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