Friday, December 25, 2009
Amsterdam to Detroit: Muslim Attempts to Set Off Bomb On Northwest Airplane: Merry Christmas!
The aircraft was an Airbus A330-200, twin-engine jet carrying 278 passengers. Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Plane ABC News hat tip John TwoInjured in Northwest Airlines Flight From Amsterdam to Detroit
Federal officials and police are interviewing a Nigerian man, who allegedly tried to "explode" a powdery substance aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, injuring himself and two other passengers, law enforcement officials said.
The man said he was directed by al Qaeda to explode a small device in flight, over U.S. soil, ABC News has learned. Authorities have no corroboration of that information, and the credibility of the suspect's statements are being questioned, officials said.
The man was apparently already on the government's no-fly list of suspected terrorists, according to a senior intelligence official.
"The subject is claiming to have extremist affiliation and that the device was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used," a federal situational awareness bulletin stated.By Fox News
