'Underwear Bomber' Sentenced To Life Without Parole
A Nigerian who tried to blow up an international flight near Detroit on behalf of al-Qaida has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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A Nigerian who tried to blow up an international flight near Detroit on behalf of al-Qaida has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who admits he tried to blow up a Detroit-bound international flight with a bomb hidden in his underwear, will be sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
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A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said Friday in a court filing that discloses new details about their relationship.
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A judge has postponed the sentencing of a Nigerian man who admits he brought explosives onto an airliner, hidden in his underwear.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who pleaded guilty in a Christmas 2009 terror attack is requesting a new legal adviser.
There could be a new lawsuit surrounding the so-called "underwear bomber" case.
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said there is no deal in place for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who has plead guilty to a failed attempt to bring down an international flight over Detroit with a bomb in his underwe
A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane for al-Qaida with a bomb in his underwear has suddenly pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial.
Why the sudden change of heart?
A man charged with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound flight with a bomb will not speak to jurors when trial opens next week.
The "stand by" attorney for a Nigerian charged with trying to destroy an international flight with a bomb on behalf of al-Qaida, says he is disappointed with the jurors that were picked.
Jury selection has been completed in the trial of the alleged "underwear bomber," Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallaab.
A 12-member jury and 4 alternates have been selected for the trial of a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a plane over the skies of Detroit.
47 people have made the final cut as prospective jurors in the trial of a man charged with a failed terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound plane.
Another full day of jury selection is expected in the trial of a man charged in a failed Christmas 2009 terrorist attack on a plane near Detroit.
Another full day of jury selection is expected in the trial of a man charged in a failed Christmas 2009 terrorist attack on a plane near Detroit.
A Nigerian man charged with trying to bring down an airliner near Detroit is going to trial for the 2009 Christmas Day terrorist attack.
A week before jury selection, lawyers and a man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner are returning to court to discuss the process.
An agent testified that FBI interviewing a man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight didn't read him his rights because they wanted to know if other bombers were in the air.
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The recording, obtained by CBS News Detroit, was believed to have been made minutes before the shooting and fire near the church on Sept. 28, 2025.
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