A Nigerian man has been sentenced to life in prison for the failed jetliner attack on Christmas Day in 2009. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “underwear bomber,” was convicted last year for trying to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Prosecutor Barbara McQuade hailed the sentencing.

Barbara McQuade: “Today, in an open courtroom in Detroit, Michigan, a remorseless terrorist has been defeated. We at the U.S. Attorney’s Office are very gratified that the judge imposed the maximum possible sentence of life in prison. In fact, I think she gave him four life imprisonment terms, plus 50 years. And on behalf of these victims—we heard five of them speak today—we are so gratified that the judge rejected the defense argument that no one was harmed in this case.”