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Detroit plane bomber 'acted alone'Wednesday 06 January 2010 The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 25 probably brought the explosives with him from Nigeria and did not appear to have had an accomplice at Schiphol airport, the public prosecution department said on Tuesday. An initial police investigation shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab probably acted alone. Some other passengers on the flight say they saw him together with a smartly dressed 'Indian' man who told airport officials Abdulmutallab was from Sudan and did not have a passport. But a study of 200 hours of security camera footage from the transfer and shopping area has not found any back-up evidence, the department said. 'The investigation so far has uncovered no evidence that the suspect had contact with possible accomplices at Schiphol, left the transfer area or showed suspicious behaviour,' the statement said. Underwear Abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up Northwest Flight 253 with a highly explosive substance hidden in his underwear. He was overpowered by passengers who saw smoke as he attempted to set off his bomb. The statement said Abdulmutallab, 23, spent around one hour in the transfer area before registering for his flight to Detroit at 7am. There he was asked about the purpose of his visit to the US and underwent a security check. That check did not find the explosives which were hidden in his underpants. The public prosecutor could not say when the investigation, which involves intense contact with the US authorities, would be completed. © DutchNews.nl
The Dutch Police are not telling the whole truth about Mutallab's stay there. The young man said he got the bomb in Schipol airport and moreover he flew in Nigeria from Ghana and never slept over in Nigeria. Such sophisticated explosive can only be found in a developed nation like the Netherlands. Let the investigation continue... By Ezra | January 6, 2010 10:46 AM Come on DutchNews this is an absolute insult to key withness. Why wouldn't they (FBI)Just show us the Amsterdam Airport footage. check out what eye withness saw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDF93mUP-A By zen | January 6, 2010 11:41 AM More likely a US 'set up' to introduce airport full body scanners to every airport. I wonder who manufactures these scanners, it wouldn't be the Americans would it ? By David Carey | January 6, 2010 11:45 AM Yea, I read this in Spits this morning...and instantly thought 'BS'. So the witnesses - many of them - that saw this person with a smartly dressed 'Indian' man at the gate have been completely dismissed? How about the airline reps at the gate that they spoke to? Or the Manager of the rep that they were referred to? By Hilary | January 6, 2010 1:08 PM So, let me get this straight..... If there is no absolute guarantee of safety no matter what security measures are in place, then ask yourself where is this policy really taking all of us......
By Bert | January 6, 2010 1:28 PM @ Hilary, You hit the jackpot....I hope more people are awake like you...Thanks for the link By zen | January 6, 2010 2:22 PM Anyone care to explain to me how a person can get on a plane to ANYWHERE without a passport? Nevermind to either Europe or the US which both have strict entry rules/visa requirements. Since when did this guy suddenly not have a passport? He was reported to have been travelling on a US visa issued to him 2 years ago. Seems either the hacks are getting their information tied up in knots or some govt agencies are throwing out mis-information By Caycu | January 6, 2010 4:20 PM NWO? By adhd | January 6, 2010 4:33 PM Comments screaming "coverup" or with a conspiracy theory slant against the Dutch government or US ? How about the obvious! Islamic terrorism By bet | January 6, 2010 4:45 PM Let's not forget the other possibilities: The young Nigerian is the Antichrist; a Neo-Nazi plot to take over the world, Schipol is trying to create some publicity; the Israelis and the Amish are behind the whole thing, a Hollywood movie stunt... and so on. Or, maybe, just maybe it's Islamic extremist. By Buzzer | January 6, 2010 7:01 PM Abdulmutallab was from Sudan and did not have a passport.! But he had a visa to travel to the US? By Doria | January 6, 2010 8:04 PM Conspiracy theory...Islamic terrorism...us vs. them. Who? you? me? no answers here just observations. Were all one but very different, thank you very much. Tolerance...acceptance....belonging is what we all desire. Let the trials began where a verdict will be delivered. Solutions...much more difficult. The roller coaster ride will continue, hold on. However our hope will endure. Peace can be visualized and realized. By bbermonter | January 6, 2010 8:09 PM Those of you insisting that it's Islamic terrorism are conspiracy theorists also. Nowadays everything is blamed on Islamic terrorists - if you believe that then fair enough. Personally I realise that that also is a conspiracy. By Hilary | January 7, 2010 9:08 AM Amish behind the whole thing?? By Alain | January 7, 2010 9:46 AM Anyone catch this bit of news lately? By Robert | January 7, 2010 11:16 AM Has anyone been through this airport? Were there body scanners in use? Why has the video surveillance not been released? Isn't anyone pressuring for the release of this video? By Theresa | January 10, 2010 3:08 PM All these are staged acts.It can't be so easy for this guy to travel without passport or hide bomb in his underwear.Let they release the video surveillance.To me,this has nothing to do with Islam. By Olalekan Lasisi | January 12, 2010 11:38 PM
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I Fined a bomb in underpants story a bit tooooo much to swallow. That means that these guys (AL-Qaeda) have access to sophisticated research laps for making such un detectable bombs as well as they have their hand on some of the world most advances airport scanners to test that such devices will pass them!!! Hemmmmmmmmmm?????
By Al | January 6, 2010 9:08 AM