DETROIT — A Nigerian who admitted trying to blow up an international flight for al-Qaida says his sentencing is a “day of victory.” SEE ALSO: King Memorial Quote Controversy Continues Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab spoke briefly in court Thursday before prosecutors asked a judge to order the mandatory sentence of life in prison. He pleaded guilty […]
The bizarre case of Nigerian would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (pictured) and his halted attempt to bring down a plane in Amsterdam heading to Detroit via explosives in his underwear will hit its zenith this Thursday. Abdulmutallab faces a mandatory life sentence, but a legal adviser speaking on his behalf calls the sentencing excessive, reports […]
From CNN: Washington — Senior Obama administration officials revealed late Tuesday they’ve secretly gained the cooperation of family members of Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab to help get the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect talking.