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Explosives Could've Blown Hole in Jet

Abdulmutallab carried more than shoe-bomber

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 28, 2009 9:10 PM CST

(Newser) – The explosives Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab carried with him aboard Friday’s flight to Detroit were powerful enough to blow a hole in the side of the plane, sources tell the Washington Post. ABC News has obtained photos of the explosives, which were sewn into Abdulmutallab’... Read full story »

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Explosives Could've Blown Hole in Jet

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