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Underwear Bomber Trial To Begin In Detroit

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 10/11/2011 - 4:09am

Opening statements in the trial of the Christmas Day bomber begin in Detroit Tuesday. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the young Nigerian man who is accused of attempting to bring down a U.S. airliner by trying to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear.

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Senate Panels Delve Into Christmas Bomb Case

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:00am

A parade of Obama administration national security officials appeared before several Senate panels Wednesday.

They were explaining how a 23-year-old Nigerian man with explosives sewn into his underwear boarded a flight to Detroit on Christmas Day.

And while the White House was dealing with questions from Senators, they were confronted with a new issue.

They now have to find another nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration.