Officials Point to Suspect’s Claim of Qaeda Ties in Yemen
By ERIC SCHMITT and ERIC LIPTON
Posted: December 27, 2009.
Posted: December 27, 2009.
Print: New York Times
Mr. Abdulmutallab grew up in a rarefied slice of Nigeria, the son of an affluent banker. He attended one of the West Africa’s best schools, the British School of Lomé in Togo. After high school, he went to Britain and enrolled at University College London to study mechanical engineering.
While still in high school, Mr. Abdulmutallab began preaching to fellow students about Islam, according to a report in ThisDay, a Nigerian newspaper. The newspaper reported that more recently, Mr. Abdulmutallab had moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and told his family that he no longer wanted to associate with them.
I read elsewhere that friends and family of Abudlmutallab stated that although he was a devout follower of Islam, some group or person must have unduly influenced his radical behavior. Maybe, but perhaps he thought he was just being a good Muslim when he set himself afire. Scary stuff.
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