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Nigerian Underwear Bomber to Get Life Sentence

| February 17, 2012 5:00 AM

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight near Detroit on behalf of al-Qaida, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The mandatory punishment Thursday for was never in doubt after he pleaded guilty. (Feb. 16)