Uk Says Plane Bomb Suspect On Routine Watchlist (ap)

In this undated photo provided by the Web site saharareporters.com and verified by an Associated Press reporter present at the subject's arraignment, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown. Abdulmutallab, who claimed ties to al-Qaida, was charged Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, just a month after his father warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son's religious beliefs. (AP Photo/saharareporters.com) NO SALESAP – The man accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was not flagged in Britain as a potential terror suspect — he was merely put on a standard watch list of people whose visa applications were rejected, British officials said Monday.

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