Mr Abdulmutallab's court appearance lasted less than five minutes A "not guilty" plea has been entered on behalf of the Nigerian man accused of attempting to detonate a bomb on a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day.A Detroit judge took the action after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab declined to enter a plea during his first court appearance. Mr Abdulmutallab, 23, is charged with the attempted murder of 290 people and five other counts. The incident has led to dozens of new security measures being introduced. Mr Abdulmutallab, wearing leg shackles, walked slowly into the court room. He confirmed his name and its spelling, as well as his age in a soft voice, prompting the judge to ask him to speak up. IN COURT Matthew PriceBBC News, Detroit Without warning, and five minutes before the case was due to start, there he was. The man who faces six charges, including attempting to blow up a plane and kill the 289 other passengers and crew on 253 to Detroit on Christmas Day, hobbled in perhaps because of the injuries sustained or the leg irons he was wearing.[Read more...]