<p>23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted in a Michigan court on six counts, including for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and willful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft.<br /><br />Abdulmutallab, who had sustained burn injuries in his unsuccessful bid to bomb the North West Airlines plane carrying 300 people on December 25, stood mute to the charges during a three-minute arraignment in the US District Court in Detroit last night.<br /><br />The Nigerian, a former student of University College London, looked physically fit in his brief court appearances, though he walked with a slight limp, media reports said.<br /><br />Wearing a white T-shirt, pants and tennis shoes, he said "yes" in English when asked if he understood the charges against him.<br /><br />After that federal defender Miriam Siefer asked Magistrate Mark Randon to enter "not guilty pleas" to all the six counts.<br /><br />According to the indictment filed early this week, Abdulmutallab has been charged in a six-count indictment for trying to blow up a plane mid-air. <br /><br />According to the indictment, Abdulmutallab boarded the plane in Amsterdam on December 25 carrying a concealed bomb.<br /><br />The bomb components included Pentaerythritol (also known as PETN, a high explosive), as well as Triacetone Triperoxide (also known as TATP, a high explosive), and other ingredients.<br /><br />The bomb was concealed in the defendant's clothing and was designed to allow him to detonate it at a time of his choosing, thereby causing an explosion aboard flight 253, according to the indictment.<br /><br />Shortly prior to landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Abdulmutallab detonated the bomb, causing a fire. He was subdued and restrained by the passengers and flight crew.<br /><br />Count one of the indictment charges Abdulmutallab with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison, while the count two charges him with attempted murder within special aircraft jurisdiction of the US, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years.<br /><br />Count three charges him with willful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft and count four charges him with willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft.<br /><br />Meanwhile, count five of the indictment charges him with use of a firearm/destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence, which carries a consecutive mandatory 30 years in prison and count six charges the defendant with possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence, which also carries a 30 year term.</p>
<p>23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted in a Michigan court on six counts, including for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and willful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft.<br /><br />Abdulmutallab, who had sustained burn injuries in his unsuccessful bid to bomb the North West Airlines plane carrying 300 people on December 25, stood mute to the charges during a three-minute arraignment in the US District Court in Detroit last night.<br /><br />The Nigerian, a former student of University College London, looked physically fit in his brief court appearances, though he walked with a slight limp, media reports said.<br /><br />Wearing a white T-shirt, pants and tennis shoes, he said "yes" in English when asked if he understood the charges against him.<br /><br />After that federal defender Miriam Siefer asked Magistrate Mark Randon to enter "not guilty pleas" to all the six counts.<br /><br />According to the indictment filed early this week, Abdulmutallab has been charged in a six-count indictment for trying to blow up a plane mid-air. <br /><br />According to the indictment, Abdulmutallab boarded the plane in Amsterdam on December 25 carrying a concealed bomb.<br /><br />The bomb components included Pentaerythritol (also known as PETN, a high explosive), as well as Triacetone Triperoxide (also known as TATP, a high explosive), and other ingredients.<br /><br />The bomb was concealed in the defendant's clothing and was designed to allow him to detonate it at a time of his choosing, thereby causing an explosion aboard flight 253, according to the indictment.<br /><br />Shortly prior to landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Abdulmutallab detonated the bomb, causing a fire. He was subdued and restrained by the passengers and flight crew.<br /><br />Count one of the indictment charges Abdulmutallab with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a penalty of up to life in prison, while the count two charges him with attempted murder within special aircraft jurisdiction of the US, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years.<br /><br />Count three charges him with willful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft and count four charges him with willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft.<br /><br />Meanwhile, count five of the indictment charges him with use of a firearm/destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence, which carries a consecutive mandatory 30 years in prison and count six charges the defendant with possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence, which also carries a 30 year term.</p>
