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| Bomb suspect was on UK watch list | Bomb suspect was on UK watch list |
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| A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. | A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. |
| He said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, was refused a visa 14 months ago and was placed on a security list after he applied to study at a bogus college. | He said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, was refused a visa 14 months ago and was placed on a security list after he applied to study at a bogus college. |
| Meanwhile, UK passengers on US-bound flights face delays of up to three hours and extra security measures. | Meanwhile, UK passengers on US-bound flights face delays of up to three hours and extra security measures. |
| The Nigerian man targeted a Detroit-bound flight with explosives hidden in his clothes, it is claimed. | The Nigerian man targeted a Detroit-bound flight with explosives hidden in his clothes, it is claimed. |
| Police are searching several London properties linked to the Nigerian ex-University College London student. | Police are searching several London properties linked to the Nigerian ex-University College London student. |
| Travellers are undergoing "pat-down" searches before boarding and being restricted to one item of hand luggage. | Travellers are undergoing "pat-down" searches before boarding and being restricted to one item of hand luggage. |
| 'Strong' border security | |
| The home secretary explained that people on a watch list cannot come into the UK, although they can pass through the country in transit. | |
| He said there was now a need to establish what communication had occurred between authorities in the UK and US, although he said the two countries routinely shared security information. | |
| He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I would be very surprised if there had been a hiccup". | |
| Mr Johnson also said there was a need to establish the nature of Mr Abdulmutallab's activities while he studied in the UK and when he had become radicalised. | |
| Mr Johnson said the UK's border security was extremely "robust". | |
| "We have a very very strong border in this country, we have have strong security measures. We've now monitored 135 million people trying to enter the country." | |
| He said the visa system was now based on biometric fingerprints. |