The Attempted Bombing Of Flight NW 253 -- Customs Was Already Waiting For The Plane To Land To Question The Bomber

The administration has ordered tight new security
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U.S. Learned Intelligence On Airline Bomb Suspect While He Was En Route -- L.A. Times

U.S. border enforcement officials came close to stopping the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines jet while the suspect was en route to Detroit on Christmas Day, new data show.

Reporting from Washington - U.S. border security officials learned of intelligence about the alleged extremist links of the suspect in the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt as he was en route to Detroit and had decided to question him when he landed, officials said in new disclosures today.

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