Islamic school says terror suspect studied in Houston
By SUSAN CARROLL
Copyright 2009 HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Dec. 31, 2009, 9:44AM


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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (shown during a trip to London) took classes at an Islamic school in Houston.

More details of suspect's visit to Houston Read charges against suspect The Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day attended an intensive, Islamic education seminar in Houston last year designed for top student scholars, an organization confirmed Wednesday.

Shaykh Waleed Basyouni, vice president for the AlMaghrib Institute in Houston, said 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was living in London in the summer of 2008 when he attended the nonprofit institute's annual “IlmSummitâ€