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February 17, 2012

"Underwear Bomber" Gets Life Sentence for Failed Attack 
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A Nigerian man has been sentenced to life in prison for the failed
jetliner attack on Christmas Day in 2009. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the
so-called "underwear bomber," was convicted last year for trying to blow
up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Prosecutor Barbara Mc Quade
hailed the sentencing.

Barbara Mc Quade: "Today, in an open courtroom in Detroit, Michigan, a
remorseless terrorist has been defeated. We, at the U.S. Attorney's
Office are very gratified that the judge imposed the maximum possible
sentence of life in prison, in fact I think she gave him four life
imprisonment terms, plus 50 years. On behalf of these victims, we heard
five of them speak today, we are so gratified that the judge rejected
the defense argument that no one was harmed in this case."