Information About Incident 43585-84042-210258 in Bhimber Pakistan

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The Law-enforcement officials on May 4 arrested the Pakistani-born US citizen, Faisal Shahzad (30), suspected in the failed attempt to explode a bomb-laden car in Times Square of New York on May 2, according to Daily Times.

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• Meta Location: US Times Square New York
• Matched District: Bhimber
• Actgroup: arrest
• Actor: The Law-enforcement officials
• Subject: the Pakistani - born US citizen , Faisal Shahzad , suspected in the failed attempt to explode a bomb - laden car in Times Square of New York

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The Law-enforcement officials on May 4 arrested the Pakistani-born US citizen, Faisal Shahzad (30), suspected in the failed attempt to explode a bomb-laden car in Times Square of New York on May 2, according to Daily Times. Faisal Shahzad was arrested late on May 3 aboard a flight that was headed to the Middle East. US authorities brought terrorism and weapons of mass destruction charges against him on May 4. One Washington official said that Shahzad told the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about his training. Attorney General Eric Holder said Shahzad had admitted his role in the attempted bombing and was providing valuable information to interrogators. He said the probe sought information on overseas terrorist outfits. A second official said the camp was in Waziristan, where the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operates with near impunity. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack on May 3. Shahzad was on board a Dubai-bound flight that was taxiing away from the gate at Kennedy Airport when the plane was stopped and FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives took him into custody. Emirates Airlines said three passengers were removed from the plane, but this was not immediately confirmed. The White House said the US authorities were investigating whether Emirates airline made a mistake in letting Shahzad on one of its aircraft. That s part of the investigation that we re looking at, said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. Shahzad comes from a wealthy family and is the son of a retired Air vice Marshal, Baharul Haq, of Pakistani Air Force, according to Kifayat Ali, a cousin of Shahzad s father. Shahzad had recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan, where he had a wife, law-enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Shahzad became a naturalised US citizen last year shortly before travelling to Pakistan, the official added.

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