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Passengers thwart al-Qaeda underwear bombing attempt aboard Detroit-bound flight 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 2009)


Video: 'Alleged Christmas Day Terrorist Is Charged'

(Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2009, approximately 11:33 a.m. EST) — Passengers aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 foiled an attempt to blow up the plane today as it was landing in Detroit by seizing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian man who tried to set off chemical explosives sewn to his underwear. Continue reading Passengers thwart al-Qaeda underwear bombing attempt aboard Detroit-bound flight 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 2009)