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Dec 28, 2009 3:27 AM CST

Terrorism Warnings Often Go Unpursued

Detroit bomber alert not specific enough to rise out of 'noise'

(Newser) - However ill-advised it looks in hindsight, the decision of counterterrorism officials last month not to pursue a warning from the Nigerian would-be bomber's father was standard procedure for agencies flooded with unsubstantiated terrorism tips. It takes a specific threat, or an existing body of knowledge about an individual, for information...

Brits Hunt for
Northwest
Bomber's
Cohorts

Dec 28, 2009 2:13 AM CST

Brits Hunt for Northwest Bomber's Cohorts

Officials fear he plotted with extremists in London

(Newser) - British officials are hunting for possible accomplices of the Nigerian whose attempt to ignite a bomb on a Northwest flight to Detroit was thwarted by passengers. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, attended a London university for three years, and security officials fear he may have been plotting a terror attack with...

Incident on Northwest
Flight 'Nonserious': Feds

UPDATED

Dec 27, 2009 3:34 PM CST

Incident on Northwest Flight 'Nonserious': Feds

Detroit-bound Nigerian passenger not believed to be a threat: feds

(Newser) - After two security alerts in 3 days on the same Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, officials now say today's incident was "nonserious." The behavior of a passenger who spent an hour in the bathroom alarmed the crew, but he does not appear to be dangerous, reports CNN...

Tighter Rules to Keep
Passengers in Seats

Dec 26, 2009 3:19 PM CST

Tighter Rules to Keep Passengers in Seats

Regulations come in wake of yesterday's foiled bombing attempt

(Newser) - Some airlines were telling passengers today that security regulations in the wake of yesterday's attempted bombing prohibit them from leaving their seats an hour before landing. Air Canada, for example, said new rules imposed by the Transportation Security Administration limit on-board activities by passengers and crew in US airspace. The...

Suspect Charged With
Trying to Blow Up Plane

Dec 26, 2009 2:58 PM CST

Suspect Charged With Trying to Blow Up Plane

Nigerian man reportedly had explosive PETN on the jet

(Newser) - The Nigerian man in custody after yesterday's failed attempt to blow up a plane has been charged with trying to bring down the airliner. Federal authorities say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to use a highly explosive chemical known as PETN, reports CBS . He reportedly kept the substance near his groin...

Nigerian Banker
Reported Son
to US Embassy

foiled plane attack

Dec 26, 2009 11:40 AM CST

Nigerian Banker Reported Son to US Embassy

Elder Mutallab grew suspicious of son's extremism

(Newser) - A prominent banker in Nigeria says the thwarted terrorist on the jet bound for Detroit is his son. The banker, who is meeting today with security officials, tells the Nigerian newspaper This Day that he reported his son, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to the US Embassy 6 months ago when he...

Hero Passenger: 'My Hands Are Pretty Burned'

Dec 26, 2009 9:42 AM CST

Hero Passenger: 'My Hands Are Pretty Burned'

Amsterdam native helped subdue terror suspect, get him handcuffed

(Newser) - Details are emerging today on how quick-acting passengers, one in particular, helped subdue the would-be terrorist aboard a Detroit-bound plane. One passenger identified as Jasper Schuringa tells CNN he pulled the suspect from his seat when the commotion began and dragged him to the front of the plane where he...