Defense Attorneys for Christmas Day Bomber Discuss Deal
DETROIT —Lawyers for a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a plane near Detroit on Christmas said Thursday that they’ve talked to prosecutors about resolving the case with a deal.
The disclosure was made in a court filing seeking a new deadline to challenge evidence against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is accused of trying to set off a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit last year with nearly 300 people aboard.
The deadline to file motions is Friday. Abdulmutallab is due in federal court Monday for a pretrial hearing.