Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
| "Islamic terrorist" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab link (Engineer) | |
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| File:Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.jpg | |
| Born | 22 December 1986 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University College London |
Criminal charge | Pleaded guilty to the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, the attempted murder of 289 people, the attempted destruction of a civilian aircraft, placing a destructive device on an aircraft, possession of explosives |
Criminal penalty | consecutive life sentences plus 50 years without the possibility of parole |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, Colorado, USA |
| Parents | Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, Aisha Umaru Mutallab |
The "Underwear bomber", reportedly boarded a flight from Schiphol Airport without a passport | |
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the alleged perpetrator of the 2009 Underwear bombing.
Background
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the youngest of 16 children of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, a wealthy Nigerian banker and businessman, and is a son of his second wife, Aisha.[1] The father was described by The Times in 2009 as being "one of the richest men in Africa."[2] He is a former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and former Nigerian Federal Commissioner for Economic Development.[2][3]
Underwear Bombing
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Kurt and Lori Haskell stated that they saw Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab board the flight from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport without a passport, after the intervention of a wealthy looking Indian man in his 50s. In response, Dutch authorities claimed that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab did have a passport, in contrast to other witnesses.[4][5]
The security at Schipol was alleged to have been the responsibility of ICTS International.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Sengupta, Kim; and Usborne, David. "Nigerian in aircraft attack linked to London mosque". The Independent. December 28, 2009, Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6969075.ece
- ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/12/26/2009-12-26_father_of_umar_farouk_abdul_mutallab_nigerian_terror_suspect_in_flight_253_attac.html
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/abdulmutallab-had-passport-dutch-say/
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/NewWorldNotes146-ChristmastimeAbsurdities
- ↑ http://www.sott.net/article/315080-Former-Israeli-Intel-Operatives-Run-Security-at-Brussels-Airport
- ↑ http://www.abeldanger.net/2014/07/icts-israeli-owned-security-company-at.html