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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. 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.

  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

  6. Feb 16, 2012 · U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds imposed a life sentence Thursday on Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, who entered the courtroom in Detroit wearing an oversized white T-shirt and a white skull cap.

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  8. WASHINGTON—Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “underwear bomber,” was sentenced today to life in prison as a result of his guilty plea to all eight counts of a federal indictment charging...