Nigerian terror suspect Umar Farouk was in Ethiopia three months ago


Umar Farouk Abdulmutallabuk, the young Nigerian whose recent attempt to blow up a US airliner got foiled, was in Ethiopia three months ago, Yemeni foreign ministry sources told journalists.

According to Yemeni officials, Abdulmutallabuk entered Yemen in August last year and came here five months later.

Abdulmutallabuk allegedly tried to set off explosives in a Detroit-bound passenger plane carrying over 200 people. The explosives failed to explode and the alleged terrorist sustained severe burns while passengers remain unscathed. The flight was inbound from Amsterdam. The Nigerian was indicted on terror charges.

The Reporter's efforts to acquire details of the purpose of Abdulmutallabuk's visit here, from official sources was not successful.



Source: EthiopianReporter