Summary
THE London-based terrorist who attacked a US airliner on Christmas Day tried to bring down the plane by mixing two explosive compounds using a hypodermic syringe.
Wealthy banker's son Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab apparently injected a syringe of chemicals into a pack of combustible powder strapped to his leg in an attempt to cause an explosion over Detroit.See the full content of this document
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Why Wasn't He On No-Fly List?
The use of small amounts of liquids and powder suggests he managed to circumvent the ban on taking all but small amounts of liquids on to flights.
But the mixture failed to fully ignite and passengers leapt on the 23-year-old Nigerian as the jet, from Amsterdam Schiphol airport, came in to land at Detroit Metro airport.The terror started as the Airbus A330-300 lowered its landing gear. Witnesses said Abdulmutallab emerged from the lavatory with a pillow pressed to his stomach and returned to his economy-class window seat, 19A.Passengers described a series of pops that sounded 'like firecrackers' as the ma...See the full content of this document
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