THESE are the first extraordinary pictures of the deadly Al Qaeda bomb hidden in Abdulmutallab's underwear. Both the clothing and remnants of the device bear the mark of the flames that erupted when the bomb was partially triggered as Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approached Detroit on Christmas Day.
The six-inch packet of explosive powder was sown into the crotch of the underwear to avoid detection as Abdulmutallab boarded the flight at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. Among the official U.S. government pictures obtained by the ABC TV network was one of the badly burned detonator syringe.
Blancpain WatchesThe amount of explosives is more than one-and-a-half times than that carried by 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid when he tried to blow up a U.S.-bound plane in December 2001.
Abdulmutallab's hidden stash of 80g of PETN explosive powder could have blown a hole the size of a basketball in the plane which had 290 on board.
Disaster was averted because the acid in the syringe he was using to detonate the device merely set his clothes on fire.
sundance Tiffany PendantsOfficers investigating whether Abdulmutallab was radicalised while studying in Britain are examining his time as president of the Islamic Society at University College London in 2007. He organised a week of events under the 'War on Terror', including a discussion entitled 'Jihad V Terrorism'.
A poster advertising the 'War on Terror' week carries the name Umar Farook and includes events featuring former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg entitled 'Bring Our Boys Home'.
Yesterday, Yemeni authorities said that Abdulmutallab had spent a year 'studying' there immediately before starting his British course in 2005.
Investigators believe he may have been earmarked as a potential recruit then.
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Abdulmutallab spent a second period in Yemen between August and December this year.
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Boy who became a bomber: Abdulmutallab on a visit to London in 2003. The syringe detonator he used, top, and, his underpants with the explosives sewn into the crotch
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