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| Pakistan holds government worker in NYC plot |
| 2010-10-01 |
| [Dawn] An employee at Pakistain's state-run Islamic advisory body has been detained for allegedly playing an important role in assisting the failed New York Times Square car bomber, an intelligence officer said Thursday. The suspect accompanied Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistain-American bomber, to Pakistain's northwest to meet beturbanned goon leaders, said the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the intelligence agency does not permit its operatives to be named in the media. The suspect, identified as Faisal Abbasi, was with Shahzad throughout his time in Pakistain, the officer said. He said Abbasi worked for the government's Council of Islamic Ideology, which advises on Islamic affairs. The secretary general of the council confirmed Abbasi had worked there but had been on ''vacation'' for the last three months. Pakistain has already charged three men with assisting Shahzad while in Pakistain and sending him money in America. Shahzad is due to be sentenced in the United States on Oct. 5. He has pleaded guilty to the May 1 failed bombing. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 another target for a few 2000lbers. HQ of the "Council of Islamic Ideology" I take that back... maybe a MOAB |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2010-10-01 09:21 |