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Synopsis- A 23 year old man tried to detonate a bomb on board a jet from Amsterdam to Detroit on the 25th of December. These articles discuss the reactions of Africans to the attempted bombing. The reactions are mostly stating that the bomber is not really like anything they accept. They do not believe this is what they do or what anyone they know does. They worry this may have an effect on their society because others will think badly of them.

Opinion- I wonder how is it possible that a bomb could get past security these days. I think the Arfican community are reacting along the lines you might expect from this. It's very unusual that anyone thinks of attempting a crime like this. I think we should not be more worried about any one country or culture than any other. Every society has its share of dangerous people. What we need to do is figure out a way of identifying who is dangerous and who isn't without being partiuculary about race, cullture, or country.

Similarities, differences- BBC talks about the family's reaction to the bombing, while Africa News talks about the general African public's reaction, and mostly about the Nigerian on-line response. Both the family and the general Nigerian public are worried about how they will be treated in the future due to their connection to this bombing. They both express deep shock because it is so out of character for anyone from their background to try to hurt so many people.