Court Hearing Postponed for Alleged Plane Bomber
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A court hearing to determine whether the government can get DNA from a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane has been postponed.
The federal court in Detroit says a hearing scheduled for Monday has been delayed until Jan. 8. No reason was given.
Prosecutors want a DNA sample from Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He's charged with attempting to destroy Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as it approached Detroit on Friday. Courageous passengers pounced on him.
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It's not known why the government wants Abdulmutallub's DNA. Defense lawyer Miriam Siefer was researching whether she had a legal basis to stop it. Abdulmutallub is being held at the federal prison in Milan, Mich.