JERUSALEM — Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport increased security following an attempted terrorist attack on a flight to the United States.

Airline passengers travelling from Israel to the US will also be subjected to additional questioning, according to reports.

The American Jewish Committee on December 26 praised the crew and passengers traveling on the Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 25 who prevented a bombing attack by an alleged Al-Qaeda operative

Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian native currently studying in London, was charged December 26 with attempting to blow up the US airliner.

He was held by passengers and crew of the flight after he set off an explosive strapped to his leg, which set fire to the airplane’s wall and the terrorist’s leg.

AJC Executive Director David Harris said: “As we approach the end of a decade defined by the experience of 9/11, this attack — thankfully foiled through the sheer courage of those on board the plane — is a painful reminder that the struggle against Islamist terrorism continues.”

Abdulmutallab was listed in a US terrorism database last month after his father contacted US State Department officials because he was worried about his son’s connections to extremist Muslim groups, the Washington Post reported.

Abdulmutallab said he was trained by al-Qaida in Yemen, according to reports.

JTA