Farouk ‘introverted,’ says his Canadian roommate – Daily Trust
January 8, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi
A Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up a US airliner on December 25 was smart, polite and introverted, as well as a devout Muslim, his former roommate told public broadcaster CBC yesterday.
Canadian Matthew Salmon shared a home in Yemen with would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for several weeks in September and October of last year, while Salmon was studying Arabic.
“During those couple of weeks I would say he was a polite enough fellow to talk to. When we talked, he was engaged in the conversation,” Salmon told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from Yemen.
Abdulmutallab had seemed to be somewhat “introverted” and a “recluse,” spending a lot of time alone in his room, but he was never “hostile” to anyone before he abruptly left their student residence in early October, said Salmon.
