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DETROIT (AP) — A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida’s instructions, set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, federal officials said. WATCH THE VIDEOS IN THE PLAYER TO GET A FULL REPORT FROM FOX 2’S ANDREA ISOM AND PASSENGER REACTION FROM SIMON SCHAYKET Flight 253 with 278 passengers aboard was 20 minutes from the airport when it sounded like a firecracker had exploded, witnesses said. One passenger jumped over others and tried to subdue the man. Shortly afterward, the suspect was taken to a front row seat with his pants cut off and his legs burned. The White House said it believed it was an attempted act of terrorism and stricter security measures were quickly imposed on airline travel, but were not specified. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. Others had slightly different spellings. One law enforcement source said the man claimed to
Airline Bomb Attack Foiled Over Detroit Metro Airport Updated: Monday, 28 Dec 2009, 4:32 PM EST Published : Friday, 25 Dec 2009, 10:52 PM EST MyFoxDetroit.com DETROIT (AP) — A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida’s instructions, set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, federal officials said. WATCH THE VIDEOS IN THE PLAYER TO GET A FULL REPORT FROM FOX 2’S ANDREA ISOM AND PASSENGER REACTION FROM SIMON SCHAYKET Flight 253 with 278 passengers aboard was 20 minutes from the airport when it sounded like a firecracker had exploded, witnesses said. One passenger jumped over others and tried to subdue the man. Shortly afterward, the suspect was taken to a front row seat with his pants cut off and his legs burned. The White House said it believed it was an attempted act of terrorism and stricter security measures were quickly imposed on
