On December 27 , 2009 , commenting on reports that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab , who had allegedly tried to set off a suicide bomb on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 25 , 2009 , had subsequently confessed to being trained and equipped in Yemen , Thompson called for a halt to all current plans with regard to Yemen in light of Abdulmutullab 's ties there , including plans to repatriate approximately 80 Yemeni captives in Guantanamo
Northwest Airlines Flight 253
Northwest Airlines Flight 253
Bennie Thompson