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A Nigerian national, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was charged on Saturday with trying to blow up a US airliner on a flight to Detroit on Christmas day using a high explosive, the US Justice Department said. Read More

A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him. Read More

A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him. Read More

The man who allegedly tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines airplane just before landing in Detroit was charged in Federal court Saturday afternoon. Read More

A man who claimed to be an agent of al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day as it was preparing to land in Detroit, officials said. Read More

A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him. Read More

Romulus, mich—A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said. 253 with 278 passengers and 11 crew members aboard was about 20 minutes from the airport when passengers heard popping noises, witnesses said. Read More

According to the affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, a preliminary analysis of the device showed it contained PETN, also known as pentaerythritol. Read More

WASHINGTON--A botched terrorist attack on a US plane by a Nigerian just as it was due to land in Detroit puts the spotlight on the efficacy of prevailing airport and on-board security measures. Read More

December 26, 2009 -- A man who claimed to be an agent of al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day as it was preparing to land in Detroit, officials said. Read More