Jasper Schuringa ID’d, helped subdue Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab


A man named Jasper Schuringa, shown in a Facebook photo above, has been identified as having helped “subdue” suspected terrorist Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

Schuringa, a “director” from Amsterdam, says he spotted the smoldering device ignited by 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as the flight was preparing to land. Schuringa tells CNN that he heard “big bang that sounded like a firecracker going off” and that he became “suspicious” when he noticed Mutallab was still, despite having his pants open and holding a “burning object” between his legs. Schuringa described the ensuing scare:

“I pulled the object from him and tried to extinguish the fire with my hands and threw it away,” Schuringa said.

He said he managed to pull an object tucked between Abdulmutallab’s legs.

“Water! Water,” Schuringa screamed. He heard fire extinguishers as he pulled Abdulmutallab out of his seat and dragged him to the front of the plane.

Schuringa said he stripped off Abdulmutallab’s clothes to make sure he did not have other explosives on his body. A crew member helped handcuff him…

He said other passengers applauded as he walked back to his own seat.

“My hands are pretty burned. I am fine,” he said. “I am shaken up. I am happy to be here.”

CNN notes that they have been unable to independently confirm Schuringa’s account of events.

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