Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab would Appear To Be Another Would Be Richard Reid. He Tried To Blow up a plane Today.

Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab is a Nigerian engineering student studying in London. He's also Accused of trying to blow up a plane today as it landed in Detroit using home made explosives. He has reportedly told investogators that he has links with Al-Qaeda.

This is all rather reminiscent of the case of Richard Reid, who had a bomb in his shoe and tried to light it with matches as the plane Flew over the Atlantic. Richard Reid and his actions are the reason we all have to take our shoes off now as we pass through an airport.Read Morehttp://www.examiner.com/x-23632-UK-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m12d26-Umar-Farouk-Abdul-Mutallab

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