Nigerian attempted bomber incarcerated in a US federal prison
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Born
(1986-12-22) 22 December 1986 (age 37)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Education
Essence International School The British School of Lome
Alma mater
University College London
Iman University
Criminal charge(s)
Pleaded guilty to the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, the attempted murder of 289 people, the attempted destruction of a civilian aircraft, placing a destructive device on an aircraft, and possession of explosives[1]
Criminal penalty
Four consecutive life sentences plus 50 years without the possibility of parole[2]
Criminal status
Incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX, near Florence, Colorado.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (Arabic: عمر فاروق عبد المطلب; also known as Umar Abdul Mutallab and Omar Farooq al-Nigeri; born 22 December 1986)[3][4] popularly referred to as the "Underwear Bomber" or "Christmas Bomber",[5] is a Nigerian terrorist who, at the age of 23, attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear while on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253, en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, US on 25 December 2009.[1][4][6]
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed to have organised the attack with Abdulmutallab; they said they supplied him with the bomb and trained him. Connections to al-Qaeda and Anwar al-Awlaki have been found, although the latter denied ordering the bombing.
Abdulmutallab was convicted in a U.S. federal court of eight federal criminal counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 people. On 16 February 2012, he was sentenced to 4 life terms plus 50 years without parole.[7] He is incarcerated at ADX Florence, the supermax federal prison in Colorado.
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