Nigerian indicted over plane ‘bomb plot’

An American grand jury today indicted a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day.

An American grand jury today indicted a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day.

The six charges against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab include attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder.

Authorities say 23-year-old Abdulmutallab was travelling to Detroit from Amsterdam when he tried to ignite an explosive aboard the airliner.

Passengers pounced on him and prevented disaster.

He is being held at a federal prison in Milan, Michigan.

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