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| A US grand jury has indicted Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. | A US grand jury has indicted Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. |
| The charges against the 23-year-old include attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 people on board the plane. | |
| Mr Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to detonate a bomb on Northwest flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit. | |
| The plane landed safely after crew and passengers overpowered him. | The plane landed safely after crew and passengers overpowered him. |
| There were 279 passengers and 11 crew on board. | |
| Mr Abudmutallab allegedly concealed two explosives - PETN and TATP - in his clothing with other ingredients to make a bomb, according to the court document. | |
| The indictment said the bomb was designed for him to detonate at a time of his choosing. | |
| The counts are: | |
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