There are reports lawyers for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man charged with trying to blow up a plane near Detroit on Christmas have spoken to prosecutors about resolving the case with a deal.
The disclosure was made in a court filing seeking a new deadline to challenge evidence against Abdulmutallab, who is accused of trying to set off a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit last year with nearly 300 people aboard.
