AP source: Suspect's family led to FBI cooperation

Posted: Feb 2, 2010 7:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI agents flew to Nigeria in the days
following a failed Christmas Day terrorist attack and got the
alleged bomber's family to help them persuade him to cooperate.
It worked. A senior Obama administration official says the FBI
and family members have been talking to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
for a week and he's provided fresh intelligence for FBI terrorism
investigations. The official spoke on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the ongoing investigation.
The Obama administration has drawn criticism for its handling of
the Christmas Day attack. Republicans say it showed terrorist
suspects can't be treated like criminals.

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