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Justice Dept says Abdulmutallab has been charged with attempting to bring down Northwest flight
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 12-26-09 | The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 12/26/2009 1:07:52 PM PST by GOP_Lady

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1 posted on 12/26/2009 1:07:53 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/December/09-nsd-1383.html

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESaturday, December 26, 2009
Nigerian National Charged with Attempting to Destroy Northwest Airlines Aircraft

WASHINGTON - A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged in a federal criminal complaint today with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft on its final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Christmas Day, and with placing a destructive device on the aircraft.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian national, boarded Northwest Flight 253 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 24, 2009 and had a device attached to his body. As the flight was approaching Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Abdulmutallab set off the device, which resulted in a fire and what appears to have been an explosion. Abdulmutallab was then subdued and restrained by the passengers and flight crew. The airplane landed shortly thereafter, and he was taken into custody by Customs and Border Patrol officers.

A preliminary FBI analysis found that the device contained PETN, also known as pentaerythritol, a high explosive. Further analysis is ongoing. In addition, FBI agents recovered what appear to be the remnants of the syringe from the vicinity of Abdulmutallab’s seat, believed to have been part of the device.

“This alleged attack on a U.S. airplane on Christmas Day shows that we must remain vigilant in the fight against terrorism at all times,” Attorney General Eric Holder said. “Had this alleged plot to destroy an airplane been successful, scores of innocent people would have been killed or injured. We will continue to investigate this matter vigorously, and we will use all measures available to our government to ensure that anyone responsible for this attempted attack is brought to justice.”

Abdulmutallab required medical treatment, and was transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center after the plane landed. He will make his initial court appearance later today.

Interviews of all of the passengers and crew of Flight 253 revealed that prior to the incident, Abdulmutallab went to the bathroom for approximately twenty minutes, according to the affidavit. Upon returning to his seat, Abdulmutallab stated that his stomach was upset, and he pulled a blanket over himself. Passengers then heard popping noises similar to firecrackers, smelled an odor, and some observed Abdulmutallab’s pants leg and the wall of the airplane on fire. Passengers and crew then subdued Abdulmutallab and used blankets and fire extinguishers to put out the flames. Passengers reported that Abdulmutallab was calm and lucid throughout. One flight attendant asked him what he had had in his pocket, and he replied “explosive device.”

These prosecutions are being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, with assistance from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Customs and Border Protection, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The public is reminded that criminal complaints contain mere allegations and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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2 posted on 12/26/2009 1:09:34 PM PST by Cindy
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To: GOP_Lady

Let the criminal proceedings begin!!


3 posted on 12/26/2009 1:10:46 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("The Community Organizer better stop bitching that the community is organizing." - Rush Limbaugh)
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Where? In Detroit? Sorry — I couldn’t resist.


4 posted on 12/26/2009 1:11:47 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: Cindy

Also...waiting for a statement from CAIR....


5 posted on 12/26/2009 1:11:49 PM PST by Dallas59 (No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
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To: Squantos; Jet Jaguar; Oorang

syringe


6 posted on 12/26/2009 1:11:49 PM PST by Cindy
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I heard on the radio a few minutes ago, two 20 year max charges for trying to bring a plane down.

Ahh, what ever happened to attempted murder or terrorist acts?

7 posted on 12/26/2009 1:12:01 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Cindy

Thank you, Cindy.

LOVE the last sentence. ;-)


8 posted on 12/26/2009 1:12:14 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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arrested?????...enemy combatants are not arrested....they are captured.....

but no, he is not an enemy combatant either...he is an enemy SPY

execute him...Do it NOW....it is WAR!

9 posted on 12/26/2009 1:12:54 PM PST by Vaquero (BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
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To: GOP_Lady

I don’t understand. How could an airliner be endangered by an Overseas Contingency Operation?


10 posted on 12/26/2009 1:13:01 PM PST by pabianice
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If he fakes a disease like cancer, we can just hand him over to Nigeria on “compassionate grounds”.


11 posted on 12/26/2009 1:14:00 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("The Community Organizer better stop bitching that the community is organizing." - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Cindy
The public is reminded that criminal complaints contain mere allegations and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

We get it. It didn't happen until an O.J. jury says it happened!

12 posted on 12/26/2009 1:14:47 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Vaquero

I like the part where they keep saying on the tube the FBI is “talking to him”.

Sounds like tea and crackers are next...


13 posted on 12/26/2009 1:15:19 PM PST by djf (Invest now! Buy paper! Earn interest! That's more paper!! (A little soy sauce and you CAN eat it!)
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To: GOP_Lady

Seems like they are quickly releasing a lot of information on this incident. I wonder why the details are being released so quickly?


14 posted on 12/26/2009 1:17:57 PM PST by TBall
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Also...waiting for a statement from CAIR....

Apparently we won't be hearing what a good boy he is via his father considering his father brought up concerns earlier.

15 posted on 12/26/2009 1:18:06 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Cindy

and we will use all measures available to our government to ensure that anyone responsible for this attempted attack is brought to justice.”

They will give him the finest ACLU lawyer in the land.


16 posted on 12/26/2009 1:19:03 PM PST by ColdOne (ColdOne(Vote Them Out))
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To: GOP_Lady

Richard Reid, aka The Shoebomber, failed also, but still got a life sentence.


17 posted on 12/26/2009 1:23:13 PM PST by umgud (I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
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To: GOP_Lady

Has Adbulababa filed a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines yet for the injuries he suffered?


18 posted on 12/26/2009 1:24:30 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: GOP_Lady

Thanks for posting!


19 posted on 12/26/2009 1:27:36 PM PST by Las Vegas Dave (To anger a Conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a Liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Vaquero

It was a sucessful attack in regards to the fact that now Americans have to go thru the same stupid checks like the Shoebomber made happen. It was also sucessful because it did go off, but not all the way. If it werent for the Brave people who put it out, we would have been witnessing another Islamic Terror attack.
We shouldnt let these people anywhere near the inside of a airplane.


20 posted on 12/26/2009 1:29:33 PM PST by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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