Passengers Help Foil Attack On Detroit-Bound Plane

U.S. Says Al Qaeda-Linked Man Tries To Blow Up Plane -- Yahoo News/Reuters

DETROIT (Reuters) – A Nigerian man believed to be linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody on Saturday after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit, U.S. officials said.

The suspect, who suffered extensive burns, was overpowered by passengers and crew on the Christmas Day flight from Amsterdam. The passengers, two of whom suffered minor injuries, disembarked safely from the Delta Air Lines plane.

"We believe this was an attempted act of terrorism," a White House official told Reuters.

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Passengers help foil attack on Detroit-bound plane -- Yahoo News/AP
Nigerian tries to blow up US plane in mid-air -- Yahoo News/AFP
US says al Qaeda-linked man tries to blow up plane -- Reuters
Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Detroit-Bound Airplane -- ABC News
Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Detroit-Bound Airplane -- ABC News
Passengers Help Foil Attempted Terror Plot -- CBS
Jet passengers overpower would-be bomber -- L.A. Times
Terrorist Attempt on Detroit-Bound Plane Puts Airports on Alert -- Business Week
US plane attack suspect quizzed after 'terror attempt' -- BBC
Nigerian held in act of terror on airliner -- Baltimore Sun
Detroit terror attack: Scotland Yard probes 'British student airline bomber' -- The Telegraph
Terror attack on US flight to Detroit investigated in London -- The Guardian
Police searches in London after US plane attack -- AFP
Met Police search London flat in US plane attack probe -- BBC
US Calls Explosion on Airplane 'Attempted Act of Terrorism' -- Voice of America
Detroit terror scare: passengers face delays and tighter baggage rules on US flights -- The Telegraph
Detroit terror attack: striking similarities with British shoebomber Richard Reid -- The Telegraph
Airports raise security on U.S.-bound flights -- Reuters
Obama Orders Heightened Security After Disturbance on Plane -- Bloomberg
White House: President Obama Monitoring Failed Terror Attempt From Hawaii -- FOX News