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Pakistani American arrested in connection with failed Times Square bombing plot | US investigators have arrested a Connecticut man, a naturalized Pakistani American, in connection with Saturday night's failed Times Square bombing plot. According to sources, the man, identified
as Faisal Shahzad, was believed to have bought the Nissan Pathfinder, the SUV
which was found abandoned loaded with crude explosives at the busy Times Square.
Shahzad was apprehended at the Kennedy Airport, when he was apparently trying
to flee, The New York Times reports. Earlier, federal authorities confirmed 'foreign
links' in the failed bombing plot, and said they were probing the possibility
of a 'naturalized American citizen' being involved in the incident. Senior Obama
administration officials said the latest investigations support the suspicion
that there was a foreign connection behind the terror plot. Sources said evidence
includes international phone calls made by the person, who has not been identified
publicly. "Don't be surprised if you find a foreign nexus. They're looking at
some tell-tale signs and they're saying it's pointing in that direction," said
a senior White House official. It may be noted that the Pakistan Taliban has already
claimed the responsibility for the bombing plot. The last owner of the Nissan
Pathfinder, had told the investigators that he had recently sold the SUV to a
"Middle Eastern" or "Hispanic" looking man for 1,300 dollars. Earlier, for the
first time the White House confirmed that the plot was a 'terrorist act'. "I think
that we have made really substantial progress. Ultimately this investigation will
be successful and the people responsible for that attempt will be found and brought
to justice," Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters. |
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