Umar farouk abdul mutallab
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged the alleged Christmas Day terrorist with attempting to destroy an airplane.
WASHINGTON - Law enforcement officials say the alleged Christmas Day terrorist will be charged in Detroit with trying to blow up a plane.
WASHINGTON - The person accused of the attack on a Detroit-bound airliner had been added to a government list of people with terror ties in November.
WASHINGTON - US authorities have moved to increase security at the country's airports over the Christmas weekend after what lawmakers called a "disturbing" and "extremely serious" attempted terrorist attack on an Amsterdam-Detroit flight.
DETROIT - A prominent Nigerian banker said Saturday he feared his son was the man authorities say tried to blow up a a plane as it prepared to land in Detroit before nearby passengers - who saw a glow and heard what sounded like firecrackers - tackled him.
