DEBKAfile's Special Analysis December 27, 2009, 12:55 PM (GMT+02:00) Would-be Nigerian airline bomber A major air disaster was narrowly foiled on Dec. 25 by good luck and the resourcefulness of passengers and crew. The only casualty of Umar Faroul Abdulmuttallab's attempt to blow up Northwest Flight 253 as it approached Detroit airport was the would-be bomber himself, who suffered burns. Neither element is a safeguard for international airline security against terror attacks. Neither are sophisticated high-tech gadgets, satellites or drones. So why was first-rate human intelligence from the bomber's own father ignored? For some answers read DEBKAfile's Special Analysis below Attempted airline bombing exposes big holes in aviation security and intelligence
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Sunday 27 December 2009
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