Official Says That The United States Knew About The Christmas Day Airline Terrorist For Two Years

Fox News reports that earlier "Saturday, it was revealed the U.S. reportedly had known for at least two years that the suspect could have terrorist ties. " An official briefed on the terrorist attempt on the Detroit-bound aircraft "said that the suspect has been on a list that includes people with known or suspected contact or ties to a terrorist or terrorist organization. The intelligence database that Abdulmutallab is part of is described as containing people who have 'loose ties or links to extremists,' Fox News has learned. Any person in this database is someone who as of yet rises to threat level of no-fly lists or other more serious screenings. Multiple law enforcement officials identified Abdulmutallab as a Nigerian national who was reportedly an engineering student at London's University College. On Saturday, police in the U.K. were searching a number of locations in connection to the suspect, while authorities met with a Nigerian banker that may be the father of the suspect." Tweet