After the death of his brother, Ibrahim is thought to have designed the underpants bomb allegedly used by a young Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, in an attempt to blow up a US passenger jet as it flew into Detroit on 25 December 2009.

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Vaughan-Barratt had worked with Jimmy Savile as a young man, and said he thought an obituary programme on the star to run on the day of his death would be inappropriate, because of "unanswered questions and rumours regarding his personal life" .

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The young man, a combat engineer who ferrets out and detonates land mines and roadside bombs, originally thought his duty would last nine months, but his tour has been extended to more than a year, his mother, Debra, said.

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The compassionate portraits resonate with empathy, particularly those of Rachael, nine, a sweet, nervous ball of energy who revels in the thought of being considered a martyr, and Levi, twelve, a bright, idealistic young man eager to preach the gospel.

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When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me - how do I make my way in the world, and how do I become successful and how do I get the things that I want.

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"I thought he was a young man who was redeemable, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the case, " Robinson said, saying he didn't recall the details of the case.

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