Well, another scary airline incident is going to result in increased security once again. This time, a 23-year-old Nigerian man named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to ignite some sort of explosive on Northwest Flight 253 as the plane was arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam. Details of what officials are calling an attempted terrorist attack are still a bit sketchy, but apparently Abdulmutallab tried to ignite a powdered explosive called PETN with some sort of chemical that was possibly injected via syringe.
A preliminary explosion did in fact take place, but passengers quickly jumped on Abdulmutallab to prevent any further damage. Several people were treated for burns related to the incident.
Well it’s going to be interesting to see where this investigation leads. Abdulmutallab says he was acting on orders from Al-Qaeda, which has fueled speculation that this could have been a test of both the explosive device and airport security.
Thank god he didn’t succeed.
(AP Photo)
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