A United States grand jury, on Wednesday, filed a six-count charge against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for attempting to bomb a US-bound airline on Christmas Day. Mr. Mutallab is accused of “attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction” on the plane, according to the AFP.

A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted the 23-year-old Nigerian of “boarding Northwest Flight 253 ‘carrying a concealed bomb’ inside his clothing”, court documents showed.

“The weapon of mass destruction charge carries a sentence of up to life in prison in the US.”

Other charges against him include attempted murder of 289 passengers on board the plane; attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft and two counts possession of a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence.

According to the charge sheet “the bomb consisted of a device containing Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN), Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) and other ingredients.”

“The bomb was designed to allow defendant Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate it at a time of his choosing and to thereby cause an explosion aboard Flight 253” it added.

He was arrested on Christmas day when the device stitched inside his underwear failed to detonate and he was overpowered by passengers and crew on board.

Mr. Abdulmutallab is currently being held at a federal prison in Michigan while he awaits trial, which will commence on Friday “in a Michigan court to face the indictment brought by the jury”.




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u could hav had a life.

what happens to ur engineering degree? may God punish those dat r not 4 d peace of dis world.


wat is Jihad?

What a waste!!! May God Almighty continue to deliver us his children from humans who have, in the name of religion, had their hearts and minds taken over by the wicked devil. We the chldren of God are safe in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen!!!!!!!

Whats our business with that

Its rather unfortunate, mutallab and his group dont understand the concept of jihad.ISLAM means absolute peace.Islam never supports terrorism. Its just unfortunate dat many muslims r deviating from d teachings of d religion. Thats not d isue now .abeg i need a job.

IS THAT WAT HIS RELIGION TEACHES HIM? WAT A SHAME, YOU WANT TO KILL IN THE NAME OF GOD INNOCENT SOUL? AND U SAY IT IS GODS BUSSINESS? he shld face d charges, already e his gulity. stupid boy.who knws may b a member of my/or any body family is on that same plane.