Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (also referred to as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born December 22, 1986, in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Muslim Nigerian citizen who allegedly attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear on board of Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day December 25, 2009. He was subsequently charged, and is in U.S. custody awaiting further legal proceedings.
GOP senator: Counterterrorism adviser 'needs to go' - CNN
ReutersGOP senator: Counterterrorism adviser 'needs to go'
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(CNN) -- A leading Republican senator is calling for the ouster of President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, the latest salvo in a political fight over the handling of the failed Christmas Day bombing suspect. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Missouri, ...
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Bond, White House scrap over Christmas bomber - Kansas City Star
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Now Missouri Sen. Kit Bond and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs are quarreling over who said what and when about news that Christmas bomber was cooperating with law enforcement. Bond claims the White House revealed sensitive national security ...
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Storm Brews Over Decision to Reveal Abdulmutallab's Cooperation - FOXNews
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The White House strongly rejected assertions by Sen. Kit Bond on Thursday that administration officials defied an FBI request for secrecy when it held a briefing with reporters Tuesday about Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's cooperation with ...
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Storm Brews Over Decision to Reveal Abdulmutallab's Cooperation - FOXNews
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The White House strongly rejected assertions by Sen. Kit Bond on Thursday that administration officials defied an FBI request for secrecy when it held a briefing with reporters Tuesday about Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's cooperation with ...
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