[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Ashiqul Alam, 22,
...another idiot whose very best friend is an FBI informant... | Shh! There might be an idiot reading! | was arrested on Thursday after authorities learned of his alleged plot to open fire in New York's Times Square
- Investigators learned the suspect, who lives in Queens with his parents, had been inquiring about buying explosives, suicide vests and grenades
- He appeared in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday
- Alam had allegedly spoken about wanting to attack politicians in New York City and Washington D.C. but decided on the Times Square plot
- He was taken into custody in an undercover sting after paying $400 cash for guns that had their serial numbers removed
- He is being held without bail as a flight risk
- Alam moved to U.S. from Bangladesh 12 years ago and is a legal permanent resident
Alam is a rising senior at John Jay College and has two jobs, his lawyer said at the hearing. When asked about Alam, a spokesman for John Jay College said it does not release information about individual students.
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