Nigerian national indicted for
attempted Xmas day bombing
By Tenisha Renee Miller
SUN NEWS EDITOR
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian national, was recently indicted by the Justice
Department for attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
to Detroit on Christmas day. The plane was carrying 279 passengers and 11 crew members.
Six charges were levied against Abdulmutallab, including attempted use of a weapon of mass
destruction that carries a penalty of up to life in prison; attempted murder within the special aircraft
jurisdiction of the United States that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison; willful attempt to
destroy or wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States carrying a
penalty of up to 20 years in prison; willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft within the
special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison; use
of a firearm/destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence carrying a consecutive
mandatory 30 years in prison; and, possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a crime
of violence that carries a consecutive mandatory 30 years in prison.
"The charges that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces could imprison him for life," said Attorney
General Eric Holder. "This investigation is fast-paced, global and ongoing, and it has already yielded
valuable intelligence that we will follow wherever it leads. Anyone we find responsible for this alleged
attack will be brought to justice using every tool -- military or judicial -- available to our government."
A bomb was hidden in Abdulmuttallab’s clothing. When he tried to detonate it, he was reportedly
restrained by passengers.
"The attempted murder of 289 innocent people merits the most serious charges available, and that's
what we have charged in this indictment," said U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, U.S. Attorney for
the Eastern District of Michigan.
attempted Xmas day bombing
By Tenisha Renee Miller
SUN NEWS EDITOR
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian national, was recently indicted by the Justice
Department for attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
to Detroit on Christmas day. The plane was carrying 279 passengers and 11 crew members.
Six charges were levied against Abdulmutallab, including attempted use of a weapon of mass
destruction that carries a penalty of up to life in prison; attempted murder within the special aircraft
jurisdiction of the United States that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison; willful attempt to
destroy or wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States carrying a
penalty of up to 20 years in prison; willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft within the
special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison; use
of a firearm/destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence carrying a consecutive
mandatory 30 years in prison; and, possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a crime
of violence that carries a consecutive mandatory 30 years in prison.
"The charges that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab faces could imprison him for life," said Attorney
General Eric Holder. "This investigation is fast-paced, global and ongoing, and it has already yielded
valuable intelligence that we will follow wherever it leads. Anyone we find responsible for this alleged
attack will be brought to justice using every tool -- military or judicial -- available to our government."
A bomb was hidden in Abdulmuttallab’s clothing. When he tried to detonate it, he was reportedly
restrained by passengers.
"The attempted murder of 289 innocent people merits the most serious charges available, and that's
what we have charged in this indictment," said U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, U.S. Attorney for
the Eastern District of Michigan.
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