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  1. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986) popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber" or "Christmas Bomber", is a Nigerian terrorist who, at the age of 23, attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while ...

  2. Feb 27, 2015 · The Nigerian terrorist pleaded guilty to eight counts of terrorism and attempted murder for his role in the 2009 plot to blow up a U.S. plane. He received the maximum sentence of life imprisonment in 2012 after a joint investigation by multiple federal agencies.

  3. Feb 16, 2012 · The so-called “underwear bomber” pleaded guilty to eight counts of terrorism charges for his attempted bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009. He received a life sentence in 2012 after a joint investigation by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

  4. Learn about the “underwear bomber” who tried to blow up a plane over Detroit in 2009. Find out his background, motives, and current status in prison.

  5. Feb 16, 2012 · Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 25, pleaded guilty to attempting to blow up a commercial plane as a would-be suicide mission for al-Qaeda.

  6. Attributed to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the act was undertaken by 23-year-old Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab using chemical explosives sewn to his underwear.

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  8. Oct 12, 2011 · Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 24-year-old Nigerian man who has pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a transatlantic flight on Christmas Day 2009, appears to have lived a life of privilege.