‘Underwear Bomber’ Attorney “Disappointed” With Juror Selection
DETROIT (WWJ) - The “stand by” attorney for a Nigerian charged with trying to destroy an international flight with a bomb on behalf of al-Qaeda, says he is disappointed with the jurors that were...
View Article‘Underwear Bomber’ Won’t Speak To Jurors At Trial
DETROIT (WWJ) – A man charged with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound flight with a bomb on Christmas Day 2009 will not speak to jurors when trial opens next week. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 24 of...
View ArticleUnderwear Bomber’s Sudden Plea: Legal Experts Weigh In
DETROIT (WWJ) - In Detroit’s federal court, the ”underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab changed his plea to guilty Wednesday to all eight charges he faced, including conspiracy to commit terrorism...
View ArticleAirline Terrorist Pleads Guilty, Calls Underwear Bomb ‘Blessed Weapon’
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane for al-Qaida with a bomb in his underwear has suddenly pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial. Umar Farouk...
View ArticleMcQuade: No Plea Deal For Abdulmutallab
DETROIT (WWJ) - It was a bombshell of-sorts in federal court Wednesday in the case against the so-called underwear bomber. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, changing his plea to guilty on all charges...
View ArticleFlight Passenger Claims Gov’t Staged Underwear Bomb Attack
DETROIT (WWJ) – Even though the so-called “underwear bomber” has pleaded guilty to terrorism, it’s not over yet. Curt Haskell would have been the lone defense witness if the trial for 24-year old Umar...
View ArticleUnderwear Bomber Seeks New Adviser Before Sentence
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner using a bomb in his underwear wants a new legal adviser, preferably a Muslim. Umar Farouk...
View ArticleJudge Postpones Sentence For Underwear Bomber
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A judge has postponed the sentencing of a Nigerian man who admits he brought explosives onto an airliner, hidden in his underwear. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab will get his mandatory...
View ArticleOakland County Sheriff Joins White House Terror Briefing
WASHINGTON (WWJ) – Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard spent part of the day at the White House, getting a briefing on homegrown terror incidents across the country. Bouchard said that, as a member of...
View ArticleFeds Release New Details About Underwear Bomber
DETROIT (AP) - A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said...
View ArticleTrial Set To Begin For Hutaree Militia
DETROIT (WWJ) – A jury is expected to be seated, Monday morning, with opening statements to follow in federal court in Detroit, as the Hutaree militia face terrorism charges. And the first and second...
View Article‘Underwear Bomber’ Faces Sentencing
DETROIT (WWJ) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who admits he tried to blow up a Detroit-bound international flight with a bomb hidden in his underwear, will be sentenced Thursday in U.S....
View Article‘Underwear Bomber’ Sentenced To Life Without Parole
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A Nigerian man on a suicide mission for al-Qaida was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for attempting to blow up an international flight with a bomb in his underwear as the plane...
View ArticleFeds Arrest Man Planning Attack On U.S. Capitol
U.S. officials on Friday arrested a Moroccan man they say was planning a suicide mission at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told CBS News.
View ArticleJudge Orders Terrorism Trial In School Threat Case
MUSKEGON (WWJ/AP) - A man faces trial on a charge of terrorism on accusations he threatened to shoot up Muskegon High School. The Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office said 21-year-old Ryan J. Day went...
View Article‘Underwear Bomber’ Transferred To Supermax Prison
ROMULUS (WWJ/AP) - A Nigerian man who serving a life sentence for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner with 290 people aboard using a bomb sewn into his underwear on Christmas 2009 has been...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Mosque Threat Takes Plea Deal
DEARBORN (WWJ/AP) - A California man accused of making a terrorist threat against a Dearborn mosque has agreed to a plea deal with the Feds. Authorities say 64-year-old Roger Stockham pleaded guilty...
View ArticleCIA Thwarts Terror Plot Hatched In Yemen
DETROIT (WWJ) – There’s word that al-Qaida’s affiliate in Yemen tried to destroy a U.S.- bound jetliner with a bomb around last week’s anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. The CIA thwarted...
View ArticleObama’s Kill List
News broke on Monday of what is being called “Obama’s kill list” of terrorists targeted in drone attacks around the globe. President Obama is playing the final role of decider in the Pentagon’s...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Deputy Leader Killed In U.S. Drone Strike
DETROIT (WWJ) – U.S. officials say a drone strike has killed al-Qaida’s second-in-command. The death of Abu Yahya al-Libi is a significant blow to the terror network that has lost a string of top...
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