Pakistan court acquits 4 NYC bombers
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June 3, 2012, Sunday
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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court yesterday freed four men accused of involvement in the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, according to a lawyer and family members of the men.
The men were arrested in the wake of the May 2010 incident during which Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad drove an SUV packed with a bomb into Times Square. The bomb produced smoke but no explosion.
Lawyer Malik Imran Safdar said yesterday that the prosecution failed to prove its case against his clients. The men were released yesterday evening after the court in Rawalpindi, next to the capital of Islamabad, acquitted them.
The father of one of the men, Humbal Akhtar, said he was ecstatic at his son's release. "I've suffered a lot during these two tough years," said Muhammed Akhtar. "Finally I got justice."
In addition to Akhtar, the court released Muhammad Shoaib Mughal, Muhammad Shahid Husain, and Faisal Abbasi. The men were picked up by Pakistani security officials in the wake of the 2010 incident, and few details of their case have emerged over the two years of their detention.
They were tried by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court. Two other men arrested by Pakistan in the wake of the Times Square incident were previously released.
The men were arrested in the wake of the May 2010 incident during which Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad drove an SUV packed with a bomb into Times Square. The bomb produced smoke but no explosion.
Lawyer Malik Imran Safdar said yesterday that the prosecution failed to prove its case against his clients. The men were released yesterday evening after the court in Rawalpindi, next to the capital of Islamabad, acquitted them.
The father of one of the men, Humbal Akhtar, said he was ecstatic at his son's release. "I've suffered a lot during these two tough years," said Muhammed Akhtar. "Finally I got justice."
In addition to Akhtar, the court released Muhammad Shoaib Mughal, Muhammad Shahid Husain, and Faisal Abbasi. The men were picked up by Pakistani security officials in the wake of the 2010 incident, and few details of their case have emerged over the two years of their detention.
They were tried by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court. Two other men arrested by Pakistan in the wake of the Times Square incident were previously released.
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