Pakistan Native Arrested in Times Square Bomb Case

(Washington Post) Anne E. Kornblut, Jerry Markon and Spencer S. Hsu - Faisal Shahzad, 30, a U.S. citizen from Pakistan who purchased the sport utility vehicle found packed with explosives in New York on Saturday, was arrested Monday at JFK International Airport as he tried to board a flight to Dubai. An FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force had taken over the investigation Monday amid growing indications of a possible international connection. Police said the bomb would have created a fireball that likely would have killed or wounded many people.


2010-05-04 08:47:40

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