Airliner Attack Forces Security Reviews

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 12/28/2009 - 4:00am

The Obama administration says it will review how officials decide who should be on the terrorism no-fly list following the Christmas Day incident on an American airplane.

The Justice Department has charged a 23-year-old Nigerian student with attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit.

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