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Jury selection began for accused plane bomber [this day at law]
October 4, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On October 4, 2011, jury selection began for suspected terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was accused of attempting to bring down a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb in his underwear. Abdulmutallab was charged with eight felonies and could face life in.... [more]
Federal court sentences attempted plane bomber to life imprisonment
February 17, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday sentenced Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to life imprisonment for his attempted bombing on an American aircraft. The 25-year old Nigerian national, who has been linked to al Qaeda, unsuccessfully attempted to detonate an underwear.... [more]
US filed charges in attempted Detroit plane bombing [this day at law]
December 26, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On December 26, 2009, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) filed charges against Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for attempting to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 bound from Amsterdam to Detroit. US President Barack Obama implemented steps to.... [more]
Attempted plane bomber pleads guilty to all charges
October 12, 2011 by Dan Taglioli
Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleaded guilty Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to all counts of a criminal indictment charging him for his role in the attempted Christmas Day 2009 bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam to.... [more]
Jury selection begins for accused plane bomber
October 4, 2011 by Sarah Posner
Jury selection began on Tuesday for terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian accused of attempting to bring down a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit with a bomb in his underwear on Christmas Day, 2009. Abdulmutallab will stand trial for eight felony charges and may.... [more]
Federal judge rules accused plane bomber's hospital statements admissible
September 15, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Thursday that statements made by Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab while in the hospital following his alleged attempt to detonate a bomb on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 are admissible. Abdulmutallab argued.... [more]
Christmas Day bomber detonated explosive on US-bound flight [this day at law]
December 25, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On December 25, 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called Christmas Day bomber, allegedly set off an explosive device on an airplane bound from Amsterdam to Detroit. The device, thought to contain the high explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), was detonated while Northwest Airlines.... [more]
Accused plane bomber facing additional federal charges
December 16, 2010 by Andrea Bottorff
Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of attempting to set off an explosive device on a flight last December, was arraigned Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on two new federal charges. A federal grand jury charged Abdulmutallab Wednesday on two.... [more]
Accused plane bomber fires lawyers, inquires about possible guilty plea
September 14, 2010 by Hillary Stemple
Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of attempting to set off an explosive device on a flight last December, fired his lawyer on Monday and inquired about the process for pleading guilty. Abdulmutallab indicated to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that he.... [more]
Federal judge refuses to allow Nigeria to observe plane bombing trial
June 23, 2010 by Patrice Collins
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion filed on behalf of the Nigerian government seeking to formally observe the trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of attempting to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 bound from Amsterdam to Detroit last Christmas. The.... [more]
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