Posted on 01/06/2010 3:37:49 PM PST by SilvieWaldorfMD
A federal grand jury in Detroit today indicted Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six charges for allegedly attempting to destroy Northwest flight 253 on Christmas Day. The indictment mirrors a previous criminal complaint against the alleged al Qaeda operative but reveals that the 23-year-old Nigerian used both pentaerythritol (PETN) along with a triacetone triperoxide (TATP) concealed in his underwear.
Watch More on the Christmas Day Attempted Bombing on 'World News with Diane Sawyer,' tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET
Both PETN and TATP are high explosives. The original criminal complaint had only listed PETN as the explosive but the government says a more thorough analysis conducted by the FBI revealed TATP was present as well.
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Hello? U.S. Media?
Don’t you feel safe now?
I hope this guys fall off. Hasan....do we physically rehab him??? Not a dime, I say!
I sincerely hope this is just slap-dash, sloppy journalism and not an accurate description of the charge(s).
It looks like the “crime” is attempted destruction of property by a first time offender, one who comes from a good and prominent family. Failure to mention attempted murder would appear to be part of a plea bargain.
This youth's gotta be looking at a $500 fine.
sarcasm/off
Just imagine what Hasan’s hospital bill already adds up to - probably well into 6 figures already. Gag.
Now he has two counts of possession of a firearms. He got on a plane with firearms or do we now have a new definition of firearm? What firearms?
No way, they will get a few years and free to walk the streets again. And Abdulmutallah will get citizenship.
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