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.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.
format_quote Originally Posted by Supreme
You are now "getting it".
With the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, many of the good quality terrorists have now been killed and only the buffoons remain.
It can be argued that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq saved the lives of the people on this aircraft.
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Speaks for itself really....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.
Your joking right?format_quote Originally Posted by Joe98
Don't forget this is the holiday weekend for some of these guys. Lots of drinking going on.format_quote Originally Posted by GuestfellowYour joking right?
What an idiot. What a complete humiliating idiot he looks like in front of the Western media and the al Queda bosses he supposedly works for. Obviously, I'm not complaining that he failed. He's just an idiot. I almost feel that with buffoons like this being the worst threat to the West, who needs security anyway? We should be paying these clowns to pull off stunts like this, at least the big news corporations will have something interesting to report in the evenings, although it's probably victimize the air travel industry.
Thank Allah SWT this brainwashed sicko did not succeed in an attempt to kill hundreds of innocent human beings
This is not the way to do 'Jihad'. O Allah SWT help us
format_quote Originally Posted by Joe98No it cannot be argued. If the American terrorists didn't invade Iraq/Afghanistan/Pakistan we wouldn't be having such people attempting to kill innocent people on airlines
Last edited by IslamicRevival; 12-27-2009 at 12:05 AM.
lol this is a terrorist incident? some smoke, firecracker noises?yes and on this same day 6 palestinians have been murdered by Israel, and good ole USA just conducted another drone attack in Pakistan, so im confused, which are the real terrorist incidents????????
^they are what some people may call "hero's"
they're just following orders. if they don't, they can go to jail.format_quote Originally Posted by Umm ul-Shaheed^they are what some people may call "hero's"
many soldiers signed up even AFTER the iraq war was going on, and even after many years of being in afghanistan, when it was clear the afghan war was going no where and the war had turned into one of outside troops vs local villagers who want the foreign army out!format_quote Originally Posted by RickHolm
also the nazi soldiers were just following orders too, and they didnt just face a prison sentence if they didnt comply, they would get a bullet in the head, hence i guess that makes them double right for what they did to the Jews and all others they killed right???? im just using your logic.
The fact that he is a Muslim, I will not say a word againt him, except that Allah doesn't like the transgessors.
I don't support extremism because it is against Islam. If it wasn't, I would be one.
Why is it okay for non- Muslims to kill Afgans but not for Muslims to kill those who attack them?
The Christians butchered many Muslims in my country (Bosnia).
Last edited by Rasema2; 12-29-2009 at 01:55 AM.
Well, thats quite different. US of A's army has substantial grounds if they find acts are immoral or wrong, that they can say no. Then they go to court a long with the person who made the order, and one of em goes to jail.format_quote Originally Posted by The_Prince
Nazis had no such laws in place.
Second of all: to many americans, the war is about "defending" america from terrorists. Or so they say. After all, it started with 9/11
The war in Iraq and Afangistan surely makes people in america feel so safeformat_quote Originally Posted by RickHolm
Last edited by AlHoda; 12-29-2009 at 06:24 AM.
Lol. I can't believe al Queda are proud of this. 'Well, you know the failed bomb attempt to kill innocent people on a plane but amounted to nothing but injuring the would be terrorist? That was us.' I'd at least feel ashamed. But then I suppose they have to put on a brave face.
i think this justifies the air attacks by the US on yemen...
BOMBSHELL: Evidence Clearly Indicates Staged Attack on Detroit Flight
Last edited by Cabdullahi; 12-29-2009 at 02:27 PM.
So someone was recording the whole thing, I wonder if he was detained to?
Be careful for what you ask for... Reportedly this "buffoon" was able to fly to the u.s without a passport, was also on the watch list thanks to his dad, and was able to pull of what he did. Fail or not, that must be pretty embarrassing for the whole 'war on terror' and the guys running homeland security, not the other way around. I'm not saying I support what he did or tried to do but, I'm just simply pointing out the facts.format_quote Originally Posted by Supreme
All of this does not make sense....very hard to find out who is telling the truth.format_quote Originally Posted by Abdullahii
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