A2: Thwarted Attack

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The Detroit Free Press is one of many news outlets reporting on what’s being characterized as an attempted terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines flight coming into Detroit Metro airport. The article quotes one of the passengers, Veena Saigl of Ann Arbor, who says she saw the suspect being taken to the front of the plane in a chokehold – “a sturdy guy put a lock on his head.” [Source] WDIV-TV is reporting that the Nigerian man, who is reported to have unsuccessfully attempted to ignite a bomb on the plane, was taken to the UM Hospital to be treated for burns. [Source]