Underwear Bomber Trial: U.S Attorney Opening Statements
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
After Attorney Tukel finished his statement, Umar Farouk, who sat quietly in court, declined to make an opening statement, which he reserved for a later date.
Tukel revealed in his opening statement that the U.S Government discovered an access code located on the sole of Abdulmuttalab’s shoe. This code allowed Internet access to the Al Qaeda network.
“He was going on a journey of no return to create Armageddon and Jihad,” said Attorney Tukel.
Tukel would go on to inform the court that the chemical expected to ignite the fire was stored in a syringe Abdulmuttalab hid in the sleeve of his arm. The blast was scheduled for seven minutes before the plane landed but crewmembers aboard the flight subdued Abdulmuttalab, halting an explosion and a major disaster.
According to Tukel, Umar Farouk sought to attack the US after his masters degree in the United Arab Emirates. He met Abdul Said, a Saudi Arabian national who designed the bomb that Abdulmuttalab would receive in Yemen from Anwar al-Awlaki, an Al Qaeda mastermind who was killed in a U.S led drone strike attack on September 30th.
Tukel reminded the court today that after the failed attack, on December 25 2009, an injured Abdulmuttalab was taken to a local hospital in Michigan and questioned as to why he would want to harm so many people. Abdulmuttalab then replied, “It wasn't harm, it was Armageddon”.
Further explaining the conspiracy, Tukel noted that Al Qaeda expected the explosion to happen on US soil. The terrorist group shopped for potential locations such as Detroit, Chicago and Houston Texas.
Adding to Abdulmuttalab’s complicty, his farewell video recorded in Yemen and stating his reasons for attempting jihad previewed in court today while Abdulmuttalab sat quietly.
According to Tukel, before the attack was scheduled to take place Abdulmuttalab went to the restroom on the airplane to prepare himself for death. He prayed and sprayed on perfumes.
His goal was to blow up the plane and kill all passengers on board the flight including himself, an action which he felt would place him in heaven.
The trial took its first testimony, a government witness, before adjourning until Wednesday for further testimonies
Tukel revealed in his opening statement that the U.S Government discovered an access code located on the sole of Abdulmuttalab’s shoe. This code allowed Internet access to the Al Qaeda network.
“He was going on a journey of no return to create Armageddon and Jihad,” said Attorney Tukel.
Tukel would go on to inform the court that the chemical expected to ignite the fire was stored in a syringe Abdulmuttalab hid in the sleeve of his arm. The blast was scheduled for seven minutes before the plane landed but crewmembers aboard the flight subdued Abdulmuttalab, halting an explosion and a major disaster.
According to Tukel, Umar Farouk sought to attack the US after his masters degree in the United Arab Emirates. He met Abdul Said, a Saudi Arabian national who designed the bomb that Abdulmuttalab would receive in Yemen from Anwar al-Awlaki, an Al Qaeda mastermind who was killed in a U.S led drone strike attack on September 30th.
Tukel reminded the court today that after the failed attack, on December 25 2009, an injured Abdulmuttalab was taken to a local hospital in Michigan and questioned as to why he would want to harm so many people. Abdulmuttalab then replied, “It wasn't harm, it was Armageddon”.
Further explaining the conspiracy, Tukel noted that Al Qaeda expected the explosion to happen on US soil. The terrorist group shopped for potential locations such as Detroit, Chicago and Houston Texas.
Adding to Abdulmuttalab’s complicty, his farewell video recorded in Yemen and stating his reasons for attempting jihad previewed in court today while Abdulmuttalab sat quietly.
According to Tukel, before the attack was scheduled to take place Abdulmuttalab went to the restroom on the airplane to prepare himself for death. He prayed and sprayed on perfumes.
His goal was to blow up the plane and kill all passengers on board the flight including himself, an action which he felt would place him in heaven.
The trial took its first testimony, a government witness, before adjourning until Wednesday for further testimonies
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