Northwest Airlines Flight 253
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title:
Northwest Airlines Flight 253
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The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 occurred on December 25, 2009, aboard an Airbus A330 as it prepared to land at Detroit Metropolitan Airport following a transatlantic flight from Amsterdam. Attributed to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the act was undertaken by 23-year-old Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab using chemical explosives sewn to his underwear. These circumstances, including the date, led to Abdulmutallab being common
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2009 failed airliner bombing attempt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253
date created:
2009-12-25T23:28:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T06:09:22Z
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