Times Square bomb suspect faces 10 charges
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June 19, 2010, Saturday
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TIMES Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad has been charged with 10 terrorism and weapons counts in an indictment that accuses him of receiving explosives training and financial help from the Pakistani Taliban.
The indictment returned by a grand jury in the United States District Court in Manhattan added five charges to the original case against 30-year-old Shahzad and also detailed in greater depth his alleged financing, saying Shahzad had received a total of US$12,000 from the militant group through cash drop-offs in Massachusetts and Long Island.
Shahzad is accused of plotting to build and detonate a homemade gasoline-and-propane bomb inside a used SUV among thousands of tourists on a busy Saturday night. He was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction among several terrorism and weapons counts.
"The facts alleged in this indictment show that the Pakistani Taliban facilitated Faisal Shahzad's attempted attack on American soil," Attorney General Eric Holder said. "Our nation averted serious loss of life in this attempted bombing, but it is a reminder that we face an evolving threat that we must continue to fight with every tool available to the government."
Shahzad is due to enter a plea during an appearance in court on Monday. The most serious counts against him carry mandatory life sentences.
Pakistan has arrested at least 11 people since the attempted attack in New York. An intelligence official has alleged two of them played a role in the plot. No one has been charged.
Three men in Massachusetts and Maine suspected of supplying money to Shahzad have been detained on immigration charges.
The indictment returned by a grand jury in the United States District Court in Manhattan added five charges to the original case against 30-year-old Shahzad and also detailed in greater depth his alleged financing, saying Shahzad had received a total of US$12,000 from the militant group through cash drop-offs in Massachusetts and Long Island.
Shahzad is accused of plotting to build and detonate a homemade gasoline-and-propane bomb inside a used SUV among thousands of tourists on a busy Saturday night. He was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction among several terrorism and weapons counts.
"The facts alleged in this indictment show that the Pakistani Taliban facilitated Faisal Shahzad's attempted attack on American soil," Attorney General Eric Holder said. "Our nation averted serious loss of life in this attempted bombing, but it is a reminder that we face an evolving threat that we must continue to fight with every tool available to the government."
Shahzad is due to enter a plea during an appearance in court on Monday. The most serious counts against him carry mandatory life sentences.
Pakistan has arrested at least 11 people since the attempted attack in New York. An intelligence official has alleged two of them played a role in the plot. No one has been charged.
Three men in Massachusetts and Maine suspected of supplying money to Shahzad have been detained on immigration charges.
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