The Nigerian at the centre of the Christmas Day bomb plot made his first appearance in a US federal court yesterday to be charged with the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, for which he could face up to 90 years in jail.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was due to appear in court in Detroit as conservatives stepped up criticism of the decision to try him in a civilian court rather than before a military tribunal.
President Obama’s chief counter-terrorism adviser, John Brennan, has hinted that a plea bargain could be offered to persuade Mr Abdulmutallab to reveal details of al-Qaeda networks and conspiracies that he may have learnt about in Yemen.
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