A passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit attempted to blow up the plane midflight. The suspect in custody, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, is 23 and of Nigerian descent. He had an explosive device which was sewn into his underwear, which he was hiding underneath a blanket. Passengers heard a loud popping sound like a firecracker and then saw smoke and a burst of flames. God bless the heroes who saw this happening and got up out of their seats to subdue the man and get the explosive device away from him before it had the chance to detonate. The hero Jasper Schuringa, a Dutch producer, was sitting three seats behind the suspect, saw what was going on and heroicly acted upon instinct to thwart what could have been a horrible disaster. Details are coming in that the terrorist had originated from Lagos, Nigeria and then transfered in Amsterdam and then continued en route to Detroit. Below are some videos of the incident to include a CNN interview with Jasper Schuringa.
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CNN Interview with Jasper Schuringa