US: Video shows "Pantybomber" Abdulmutallab training in Yemen, making martyrdom statements

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The videos, to be broadcast Monday on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, appear to support Abdulmutallab‘s statements to the FBI that there are “others like me” who also trained with him in Yemen to carry out attacks against U.S. and western targets.

The tape also includes an apparent martyrdom statement in Arabic from the 23-year old Nigerian justifying his actions against “the Jews and the Christians and their agents.” He says, “the enemy is in your lands with their armies, the Jews and the Christians and their agents.” He reads several passages from the Koran and adds, “God said those who punish you must be punished.”

Abdulmutallab was arrested on Christmas Day in Detroit after he allegedly attempted to set off a bomb on a Northwest Airlines jet. He has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges but U.S. authorities say he is now cooperating in the investigation.

Background:
Nigerian terrorist threatens to explode powdery substance near Detroit.
Qaeda-linked group takes responsibility for NWA attack.
Christmas Day bomber aka “Pantybomber” invited Jihad cleric to adress British students.
Pantybomber’s father, an extremist himself, worried about losing Western investments.
London breeding Islamic terrorists.

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