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Posted by tu3031 2010-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Arrest warrant issued over failed NY bombing
US investigators want to arrest a Pakistani-American man they have identified as the buyer of the vehicle used in a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square, the New York Times reported.

The man recently returned from a trip to Pakistan, the newspaper said, citing people briefed on the investigation.

The naturalised US citizen from Pakistan, who lives in neighbouring Connecticut, bought the 1993 Nissan sport utility vehicle with cash and no paperwork in the past three weeks, the paper said.

"Investigators who were tracking the man were also exploring whether he or others who might have been involved in the attempted bombing had been in contact with people or groups overseas," it said, citing unnamed federal officials.

Law enforcement sources told Reuters that Saturday's attempted attack may have involved more than one person and could have international ties.

The hunt for the suspects has now been taken over by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, led by the US justice department.

Posted by tipper 2010-05-04 00:34|| 2010-05-04 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Connecticut Man in Custody for Failed Times Square Car Bomb
A man in Connecticut has been taken into custody in connection with the Times Square car bomb case.

No further details have been released about the action which took place just after midnight.

New York police and FBI agents had narrowed their focus on a Pakistani-American a US citizen who lives in Connecticut and is believed to have bought online the Nissan Pathfinder that drove into Times Square Saturday night with a bomb.

Investigators know that the mans name was on an email that was sent to the seller of the SUV last month after they connected on Craigslist, but officials cannot definitively say whether he used his own email or whether someone else sent it from his account.

(Read More: NBC New York)

Posted by tipper 2010-05-04 00:37|| 2010-05-04 00:37|| Front Page Top

#3 The hunt for the suspects has now been taken over by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, led by the US justice department.
Posted by tipper

The Holder-Obama cone of silence slowly descends.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-04 00:38|| 2010-05-04 00:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Sources say this is his Facebook page

Posted by tipper 2010-05-04 00:51|| 2010-05-04 00:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Dear Mr. Shahad Faisal:

While your qualifications and facebook foto are impressive, we do not feel they match our current clandestine service requirements. The State of Israel and it's people thank you for your interest in our national security.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-04 01:05|| 2010-05-04 01:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Facebook page is in the memory hole. A non-person. Move on. Nothing to see.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-05-04 07:01|| 2010-05-04 07:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Nimble Spemble,
Here are some photos.

Posted by tipper 2010-05-04 12:43|| 2010-05-04 12:43|| Front Page Top

#8 This just in from CNN! "A 9mm handgun, ammunition found in vehicle Times Square bombing suspect is believed to have driven to airport."

Posted by Deacon Blues 2010-05-04 12:45|| 2010-05-04 12:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks Tipper. Just what I thought. If he started bluing his hair, he'd look just like a TEA Partier.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-05-04 13:05|| 2010-05-04 13:05|| Front Page Top

#10 They drink tea in Pakistan?

Posted by Skunky Glins**** 2010-05-04 18:40|| 2010-05-04 18:40|| Front Page Top

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