Detroit airliner incident 'was failed bomb attack'
The plane was carrying 278 passengers
An incident on an airliner arriving in the US city of Detroit from Amsterdam in the Netherlands was a failed bomb attack, senior US officials say.
Sources say a man burnt his leg trying to ignite explosives on the jet, which had 278 passengers and 11 crew aboard, but nobody else was seriously hurt.
In custody, the Nigerian suspect said he had been acting on behalf of al-Qaeda, a police source said.
President Barack Obama has ordered increased security for air travel.
Passengers from the flight described what they saw during the incident
The White House spokesman Bill Burton said the president was monitoring the situation.
Northwest Airlines Flight 253 had been about 20 minutes away from landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Friday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Reports quote officials as saying the suspect seems to have tried to ignite some kind of incendiary device.
Melinda Dennis, a passenger, said the man had been severely burned on one leg, and a fire extinguisher and water were used to put out the fire.
Another passenger, Syed Jafri, said he had been seated three rows behind the suspect and had seen a glow and noticed a smoke smell.
Then, he said, "a young man behind me jumped on him".
"Next thing you know, there was a lot of panic," Mr Jafri added.
As the suspect was being tackled, he was reportedly shouting and a passenger said she had heard the word "Afghanistan".Source: BBC News
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