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Nigerian man charged in Christmas Day airplane attempt
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, claimed al Qaeda ties and tried to detonate a device on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam as it neared Detroit on December 25. The PETN device sparked a fire but failed to explode. passengers restrained him. Authorities traced his background to London and Lagos, with authorities in Yemen and the U.S. continuing the investigation.
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