Federal authorities have charged Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab , 23 , of Nigeria , in connection with the failed Christmas Day attack on a flight between the Netherlands and Detroit , Michigan . TSA : Travel to U.S. from ` ` state sponsors of terrorism '' would trigger enhanced security . So would travel from ` ` other countries of interest '' U.S. lists Afghanistan , Sudan , Syria and Iran as state sponsors of terrorism . Government ##s : Some ` ` countries of interest '' are Afghanistan , Iran , Sudan .
TSA : Travel to U.S. from ` ` state sponsors of terrorism '' would trigger enhanced security . So would travel from ` ` other countries of interest '' U.S. lists Afghanistan , Sudan , Syria and Iran as state sponsors of terrorism . Government ##s : Some ` ` countries of interest '' are Afghanistan , Iran , Sudan .