Andrew Johnson and Emily Dugan
London Independent
Sunday, Dec 27th, 2009
With his wealth, privilege and education at one of
Britain’s leading universities, Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab had
the world at his feet – able to choose from a range of futures in
which to make his mark on the world.
Instead, the son of one of Nigeria’s most important figures
opted to make his impact in a very different way – by detonating
80g of explosives sewn into his underpants, and trying to destroy a
passenger jet as it came in to land at Detroit Airport on Christmas Day.
As he was charged by US authorities last night with attempting to
blow up an airliner, a surprising picture emerged of the would-be
bomber.
Abdulmutallab, 23, had lived a gilded life, and, for the three years
he studied in London, he stayed in a £2m flat. He was from a very
different background to many of the other al-Qa’ida recruits who
opt for martyrdom.
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