Early reports indicate that a Nigerian identifying with Al Qaeda set off a small explosion on board a Northwest Airlines flight bound from Amsterdam to Detroit.

He has been tentatively identified as 23-year-old Abdul Mudallad.

Apparently he intended for a much bigger explosion than he was able to produce, such that passengers thought firecrackers had gone off. But he managed to injure himself pretty badly, with third-degree burns on his face.

The story is still developing. Here’s a quick video report from the AP:

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