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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8430699.stm
Of course, all the usual thrills and scares of these kinds of cases, plus the hilarities (the terrorist severely injured himself? How ironically amusing!) One can't help but feel reminscent of the good ol' days, when terrorists actually, y'know,
A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US, officials say.
They say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite an explosive device as the jet approached Detroit from Amsterdam.
He was overpowered by some of the 278 passengers and 11 crew. Reports say he burnt his leg. No-one else was hurt.
Police in London are conducting searches and inquiries into the man, believed to be a London student.
The Nigerian, named as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, had third-degree burns, said Peter King, a Congressman on the US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee.
The Metropolitan Police said its officers were liaising with the US authorities, and University College London says it has a student of the same name.
'Terrorist connection'
Officials have described the device as a mixture of powder and liquid which failed to go off properly.
One terrorism expert said it looked as though a new way of concealing explosives on the body was involved.
President Barack Obama, on holiday in Hawaii, has ordered increased security for air travel.
White House spokesman Bill Burton said the president was monitoring the situation.
'Smoke and screams' on plane
The suspect's name was in a database indicating "a significant terrorist connection" although it did not appear on a "no-fly" list, said Mr King.
Mr Abdulmutallab reportedly told investigators he had links to al-Qaeda and had received the explosives in Yemen.
Mr King also said investigators were looking into whether the incident was part of a larger plot and a "worldwide alert" had been raised.
Of course, all the usual thrills and scares of these kinds of cases, plus the hilarities (the terrorist severely injured himself? How ironically amusing!) One can't help but feel reminscent of the good ol' days, when terrorists actually, y'know,
I think that was really the golden time to be a terrorist, now it seems the only people who become terrorists are incompetent buffons, hardly capable of killing themselves and who's only form of attack is scarring themselves through agonising pain for life.killed people.