On 25 December 2009, PETN was found in the underwear of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the "Underwear bomber", a Nigerian with links to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. According to US law enforcement officials, he had attempted to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while approaching Detroit from Amsterdam. Abdulmutallab had tried, unsuccessfully, to detonate approximately of PETN sewn into his underwear by adding liquid from a syringe;Explosive in Detroit terror case could have blown hole in airplane, sources say The Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2010. however, only a small fire resulted.
On 25 December 2009 PETN was found in the underwear of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab the "Underwear bomber" a Nigerian with links to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula According to US law enforcement officials he had attempted to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 while approaching Detroit from Amsterdam Abdulmutallab had tried unsuccessfully to detonate approximately of PETN sewn into his underwear by adding liquid from a syringe;Explosive in Detroit terror case could have blown hole in airplane sources say The Washington Post Retrieved February 8 2010 however only a small fire resulted