Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attended some of the best schools in Nigeria then went on to study mechanical engineering at a university in London. If you have questions about this man or about Nigeria ...

Intel chief Dennis Blair says more terror plots are being planned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2010— -- FBI officials flew in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's mother and ...

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In his first court appearance since he was arraigned in January, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man who tried to ignite a bomb aboard Delta-Northwest Airlines Flight 253, a Detroit-bound ...

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas, was charged Saturday with attempting to destroy aircraft and with placing a destructive ...

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian native who became an al-Qaeda operative, alleges he’s being held in long-term solitary confinement, has been forced to eat foods forbidden by his religion ...

said 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had a device containing a high explosive attached to his body. The government said that as the flight neared Detroit Metropolitan Airport on ...

A Nigerian banker’s son charged with trying to blow up a plane over Detroit claims he trained with Al Qaeda leaders who had explosives sewn into his underwear, it was reported Saturday.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab said little during a federal court hearing that lasted less than five minutes. The 23-year-old, who wore a white T-shirt, tennis shoes and light olive pants, said “yes ...

By Charlie Savage Anwar al-Awlaki, a Qaeda leader and American killed in a drone strike, inspired and advised Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to take down a plane with explosives in his ...

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigeria native who became an al-Qaida operative, alleges he’s being held in long-term solitary confinement, has been forced to eat foods forbidden by his religion ...