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"Terrorists Pushing Limits, Even Their Underpants," Says Rajnath Singh
Recalling the 2009 "underwear bomber", who attempted to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit flight mid-air, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday terrorists are pushing their "limits" and "underpants" to attack global civil aviation operations.
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'Underwear Bomber' Sues US Justice Department Over Rights
A Nigerian man serving life sentences for trying to set off a bomb in his underwear on a plane on Christmas Day 2009 is suing the U.S. Justice Department for denying his free speech and religious rights
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Paris Gunman Told Yemeni he Lived With 'Underwear Bomber'
One of the men behind last week's deadly rampage in Paris claimed to have lived with the Nigerian behind the failed al-Qaida "underwear bomb" plot five years ago, a Yemeni reporter who met the Paris attacker said on Monday.
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$45 Million Reward For These Al Qaeda Leaders
The United States slapped $45 million in rewards on the heads of the leaders of one of Al-Qaeda's most dangerous subsidiaries on Tuesday, seeking information on militants based in Yemen.
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Yemen claims foiling Al Qaeda plot to seize city, oil and gas terminals
Yemen has foiled a plot by Al Qaeda to seize two major oil and gas export terminals and a provincial capital in the east of the country, the government said on Wednesday, as Western embassies remained in lock-down in Sanaa and a spy plane circled above.
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Nigerian underwear bomber faces life sentence
At least five passengers were expected to speak today at the sentencing of a Nigerian man who admitted trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner at Christmas 2009.
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'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty during trial in Detroit
A Nigerian man said on Wednesday he tried to blow up an international flight for Al Qaeda with a bomb in his underwear in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide, taking a federal court in Detroit by surprise as he pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial.
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New charges in attempted attack on Detroit flight
US federal prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the Nigerian man accused of attempting to set off an explosive device in his underwear while aboard a flight to Detroit last Christmas.According to the 10-page new indictment, AbdulMutallab has now been charged with conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcendi...
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Suspect in Detroit plane attack plot hints at plea
The Nigerian man, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day, has fired his lawyers saying they would be biased and opted torepresent himself.Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is arraigned on six charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, indicated that he may plead guilty to some of the charges agains...
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Suspect in Detroit plane attack plot hints at plea
The Nigerian man, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day, has fired his lawyers saying they would be biased and opted torepresent himself.Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is arraigned on six charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, indicated that he may plead guilty to some of the charges agains...
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Oz: Lie about bomb on plane? 10 years in jail
People who falsely claim a bomb is on board a plane or at an airport could be jailed for up to 10 years under tough new Australian legislation announced Monday.
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Christmas Day bomber pleads not guilty
Umar Abdulmutallab, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, pleaded not guilty when produced in court.
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US plane bomber was properly checked: Nigeria
In a bid to prove that officials at Lagos airport did their job thoroughly, Nigeria has offered to provide the US with images of suspected US plane bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab going through security checks on December 24.
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Flight 253 explosive among most powerful
Had Abdulmutallab, sitting in seat 19A of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Friday from Amsterdam to Detroit, been able to set off the explosive, it might have blown a hole in the side of the airplane and caused it to crash, experts believe.
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"Terrorists Pushing Limits, Even Their Underpants," Says Rajnath Singh
Recalling the 2009 "underwear bomber", who attempted to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit flight mid-air, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday terrorists are pushing their "limits" and "underpants" to attack global civil aviation operations.
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'Underwear Bomber' Sues US Justice Department Over Rights
A Nigerian man serving life sentences for trying to set off a bomb in his underwear on a plane on Christmas Day 2009 is suing the U.S. Justice Department for denying his free speech and religious rights
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Paris Gunman Told Yemeni he Lived With 'Underwear Bomber'
One of the men behind last week's deadly rampage in Paris claimed to have lived with the Nigerian behind the failed al-Qaida "underwear bomb" plot five years ago, a Yemeni reporter who met the Paris attacker said on Monday.
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$45 Million Reward For These Al Qaeda Leaders
The United States slapped $45 million in rewards on the heads of the leaders of one of Al-Qaeda's most dangerous subsidiaries on Tuesday, seeking information on militants based in Yemen.
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Yemen claims foiling Al Qaeda plot to seize city, oil and gas terminals
Yemen has foiled a plot by Al Qaeda to seize two major oil and gas export terminals and a provincial capital in the east of the country, the government said on Wednesday, as Western embassies remained in lock-down in Sanaa and a spy plane circled above.
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Nigerian underwear bomber faces life sentence
At least five passengers were expected to speak today at the sentencing of a Nigerian man who admitted trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner at Christmas 2009.
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'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty during trial in Detroit
A Nigerian man said on Wednesday he tried to blow up an international flight for Al Qaeda with a bomb in his underwear in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide, taking a federal court in Detroit by surprise as he pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial.
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New charges in attempted attack on Detroit flight
US federal prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the Nigerian man accused of attempting to set off an explosive device in his underwear while aboard a flight to Detroit last Christmas.According to the 10-page new indictment, AbdulMutallab has now been charged with conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcendi...
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Suspect in Detroit plane attack plot hints at plea
The Nigerian man, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day, has fired his lawyers saying they would be biased and opted torepresent himself.Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is arraigned on six charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, indicated that he may plead guilty to some of the charges agains...
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Suspect in Detroit plane attack plot hints at plea
The Nigerian man, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day, has fired his lawyers saying they would be biased and opted torepresent himself.Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is arraigned on six charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, indicated that he may plead guilty to some of the charges agains...
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Oz: Lie about bomb on plane? 10 years in jail
People who falsely claim a bomb is on board a plane or at an airport could be jailed for up to 10 years under tough new Australian legislation announced Monday.
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Christmas Day bomber pleads not guilty
Umar Abdulmutallab, charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, pleaded not guilty when produced in court.
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US plane bomber was properly checked: Nigeria
In a bid to prove that officials at Lagos airport did their job thoroughly, Nigeria has offered to provide the US with images of suspected US plane bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab going through security checks on December 24.
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Flight 253 explosive among most powerful
Had Abdulmutallab, sitting in seat 19A of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Friday from Amsterdam to Detroit, been able to set off the explosive, it might have blown a hole in the side of the airplane and caused it to crash, experts believe.
