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Why Abdulmutallab’s Bomb On Board US Plane Did Not Detonate by victorVIC1(m): 10:12pm On Jul 27, 2014
The United States has said that the Nigerian
terrorist, Umar Abdulmutallab, failed to
successfully carry out a bomb attack in 2009
because the explosives he was wired with
became ‘degraded’ after he wore the same pair
of underpants for two weeks.
Abdulmutallab had, at the age of 23, confessed
to and convicted of attempting to detonate
plastic explosives hidden in his underwear
while aboard a Northwest Airlines Flight 253,
en route from Amsterdam to Michigan, US on
December 25, 2009.
However, United States officials explained that
the bomb failed to detonate aboard the flight,
which was carrying nearly 300 people, but
caused a brief fire that caused burns to his
groin.
He was sentenced to life without parole in
February 2012 after he pleaded guilty to all
charges on the second day of his trial the
previous October.
The U.S. Head of the Transportation Security
Administration, John Pistole, said during the
week that the bomb failed to detonate because
of how long Abdulmutallab had been wearing
his underwear.
Pistole said, “The bomber had had the device
with him for over two weeks.”
When he was then asked whether the bomb
had become ‘damp’ Pistole replied that the
explosive had become damp due to the length
of days Abdulmutallab carried the device in his
underwear.
During his trial, Abdulmutallab said the bomb
in his underwear was a ‘blessed weapon’ to
avenge poorly treated Muslims around the
world.
However, after the bomb failed to detonate,
passengers pounced on Abdulmutallab and
forced him to the front of Northwest Airlines
Flight 253 where he was held until the plane
landed minutes later.

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Re: Why Abdulmutallab’s Bomb On Board US Plane Did Not Detonate by Goahead(m): 10:39pm On Jul 27, 2014
What peaceful world without Islam...
Re: Why Abdulmutallab’s Bomb On Board US Plane Did Not Detonate by Bunchersstab(m): 10:50pm On Jul 27, 2014
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