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Feds: NY Terror Suspect Plans Plea Deal

   VOA News 22 February 2010

   Federal  officials  in  Brooklyn  say  an  Afghan immigrant accused of
   conspiring  to  attack  New  York City with bombs will plead guilty as
   part of a deal with prosecutors.
   Najibullah  Zazi was arrested in Colorado last year and transferred to
   New  York,  where he was charged in the alleged plot.  Prosecutors say
   Zazi  received  explosives  training from al-Qaida in Pakistan and had
   purchased components necessary to make explosives.
   The  U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn says Zazi is expected to plead
   guilty Monday.
   Zazi's  father,  Mohammed  Wali  Zazi,  was  charged  in New York with
   conspiring  to  destroy  or  hide materials that could be used to make
   explosives.  Prosecutors agreed to release him on $50,000 bail.
   Najibullah  Zazi's  uncle  and  two  high  school classmates have been
   arrested and charged in connection with the case.

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