[size=20pt]Abdulmutallab, charged to court in US[/size]

Mr Abdulmutallab was formally charged by a US federal judge at a Michigan hospital where he is being treated for burns after allegedly trying to detonate a device. The detainee reportedly smiled as agents brought him in to the room in a wheelchair, dressed in a green hospital robe and with a blanket over his lap. High explosives are believed to have been moulded to his body and sewn in to his underpants.

He was immediately overpowered by passengers and crew aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, minutes before it was due to land in Detroit from the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

The suspect was charged with placing a destructive device on the Airbus 330, which was carrying 289 passengers and crew, and attempting to destroy the jet.

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Here is what I said to someone who post a rubbish and silly thread earlier on:

There is a thread - about 40 pages plus - on the same topic. there isnt a need to create one just for the sole purpose of making a silly point. Seriously, can that point not be made in the existing thread? [s]Further more, the issues of the images have been addressed before, so you are like 48 hours late.[/s] If you have taken time to read the existing thread, instead of coming to create a crap one, then you would realise.


Finally, useless thread like yours do nothing but drags down the quality of debate here. It is not a must you have to make a thread. Before you do, check if there is an existing topic on what you want to make first.  If you see something on the internet and want to bring it to the attention of others, there is a chance millions of people have seen it before you, and a very good chance there is an existing thread.

I wonder if Kosovo will have the guts to close this one.

A preliminary FBI analysis has found that the device allegedly found on Mr Abdulmutallab contained the high explosive PETN, also known as pentaerythritol. PETN was used in the device worn by British "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, who is serving a prison sentence for attempting to blow up a Paris-Miami airliner in Christmas week of 2001.

Mr Abdulmutallab went to the bathroom for about 20 minutes before the incident, court documents say. When he got back to his seat, he said he had an upset stomach and pulled a blanket over himself, the affidavit continues. "Passengers then heard popping noises similar to firecrackers, smelled an odour, and some observed Abdulmutallab's pants, leg and the wall of the airplane on fire," the Department of Justice said in a statement.

Dutch tourist Jasper Schuringa, credited with tackling the suspect first, is being hailed as a hero by fans on the internet. The 32-year-old Dutch filmmaker said when he heard a bang and smelled smoke he felt immediately it was a terrorist attack.

Mr Schuringa added that the alleged bomber had not become aggressive after the alleged bomb failed to detonate. "He was actually a normal person, he was very scared, he had a very frightened look, he wasn't resisting or anything," he told the BBC. "I also spoke later to one of the Dutch people who was sitting next to him and they said he was a really nice and polite man. So he was someone you wouldn't expect to commit a crime like this."

Meanwhile, delays have been caused to transatlantic flights after airlines flying in to and around the US tightened security. Measures include cutting down on hand baggage, extra frisking of passengers at passport control and allowing more boarding time.

BBC