Abdulmutallab, who had a multiple entry visa to the United States, was charged Saturday in a federal criminal complaint.

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AbdulMutallab, a Nigerian who had a multiple-entry visa to the United States, had been added to a watch list of 550, 000 potential terrorist threats.

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AbdulMutallab, a Nigerian who had a multiple-entry visa to the United States, had been added to a watch list of 550, 000 potential terrorist threats after the information provided by his father was forwarded to the National Counter-Terrorism Center, a senior administration official said.

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