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| US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' | US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' |
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| The Nigerian man suspected of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas Day is now co-operating and providing "useful" information, US officials say. | |
| Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had stopped talking to investigators but started again "last week", officials told US media. | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had stopped talking to investigators but started again "last week", officials told US media. |
| Mr Abdulmutallab, 23, is accused of trying to blow up a flight to Detroit with a bomb hidden in his underwear. | Mr Abdulmutallab, 23, is accused of trying to blow up a flight to Detroit with a bomb hidden in his underwear. |
| He has denied a charge of attempting to murder 290 people. | He has denied a charge of attempting to murder 290 people. |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Washington says that with Mr Abdulmutallab apparently talking again, officials say it is conceivable a plea bargain might be now reached. | The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Washington says that with Mr Abdulmutallab apparently talking again, officials say it is conceivable a plea bargain might be now reached. |
| Constitutional rights | Constitutional rights |
| An official quoted by Reuters news agency said: "Abdulmutallab is talking and has been talking since last week providing useful, actionable and current intelligence that we've been actively following up on." | An official quoted by Reuters news agency said: "Abdulmutallab is talking and has been talking since last week providing useful, actionable and current intelligence that we've been actively following up on." |
| When questioned on the subject, FBI director Robert Mueller told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the intelligence was valuable and that Mr Abdulmutallab was still being questioned. | When questioned on the subject, FBI director Robert Mueller told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the intelligence was valuable and that Mr Abdulmutallab was still being questioned. |
| The interrogation of Mr Abdulmutallab has caused controversy in the US. | The interrogation of Mr Abdulmutallab has caused controversy in the US. |
| The suspect had been talking to FBI agents before he went into surgery for burns on his legs but afterwards refused to talk. | The suspect had been talking to FBI agents before he went into surgery for burns on his legs but afterwards refused to talk. |
| Agents then read him full rights under the US constitution, guaranteeing he would not have to give incriminating evidence. | Agents then read him full rights under the US constitution, guaranteeing he would not have to give incriminating evidence. |
| Some politicians argued he should have been treated as a military detainee. | Some politicians argued he should have been treated as a military detainee. |
| A senior law enforcement official told the BBC that some of Mr Abdulmutallab's family had visited him in the middle of last month and that that had played a role in him beginning to talk again. | A senior law enforcement official told the BBC that some of Mr Abdulmutallab's family had visited him in the middle of last month and that that had played a role in him beginning to talk again. |
| In his earlier comments Mr Abdulmutallab said he had been trained by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen. | In his earlier comments Mr Abdulmutallab said he had been trained by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen. |
| Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen, claimed responsibility for the failed bomb attack. | Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based in Yemen, claimed responsibility for the failed bomb attack. |
| Mr Abdulmutallab caught the flight to Detroit from the Netherlands, after connecting from a flight from Nigeria. | Mr Abdulmutallab caught the flight to Detroit from the Netherlands, after connecting from a flight from Nigeria. |