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Would-Be Bomber: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab poses for a picture while he was a pupil at the International school , Lome, Togo. Abdulmutallab attempted to blow up an airliner over Detroit, an attack claimed to have been coordinated by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, an alliance of militants based in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

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The underwear with the explosive worn by alleged Northwest 253 bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown in this undated photo. The first photo shows the slightly charred and singed underpants with the bomb packet still in place. All photos include a ruler to provide scale.

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A close-up shot of a chemical-filled condom which was packed into Abdulmutallab's undewear and ignited.

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In this handout government image provided by ABC news, the underwear with the explosive packet removed worn by alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, is all that remains of a failed attempt to down a Northwest Airlines flight over Detroit.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (R) poses with a group of fellow pupils from Lome's International School, Togo, while on a school trip to London.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is seen in this undated photo, distributed by IntelCenter and accredited to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Abdulmutallab, who was traveling with a valid U.S. visa although he was on a broad U.S. list of possible security threats, was overpowered by passengers and crew on the Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 25 after setting alight an explosive device attached to his body. He was treated for burns and is in federal prison awaiting trial in the incident.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged in the United States with attempting to blow up an aircraft from Amsterdam, shortly before landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, posing with a family member at the British School of Lome, Togo.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged in the United States with attempting to blow up an aircraft from Amsterdam, shortly before landing in Detroit on Christmas Day.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the Detroit bound U.S. airliner on Christmas day, is shown in this undated photograph. The Nigerian man was trying to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253, a Delta-owned Airbus 330.

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The Federal Correctional Institution where Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is being held.

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The Federal Correctional Institution where Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is being held is seen in Milan, Michigan. Abdulmutallab, 23, is a Nigerian man suspected of attempting to blow up Northwest 253 flight as it was landing in Detroit on Christmas day.