Who Is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab?

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
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Adrift?
After graduating from college in London, Abdulmutallab moved first to Egypt and then to Dubai, where he studied for an MBA before dropping out. It is believed that he ultimately found his way to Yemen, where, authorities think, he learned to make the device he attempted to use to blow up the Northwest/Delta plane.

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