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Passengers describe transatlantic jet 'terror' incident

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A Nigerian reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the US, officials say.

They say the 23-year-old man was trying to ignite an explosive device as the jet approached Detroit from Amsterdam.

Other passengers from the flight described what they saw during the incident.

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