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Suspect Arrested in Connection with Attempted NY Bomb Attack

   The  suspect,  a  US citizen of Pakistani descent, was arrested in New
   York as he tried to board a flight to Dubai

   Richard Green | Washington 04 May 2010
   A  still image made from a surveillance video released by the New York
   Police  3 May 2010 shows a man, right, removing a shirt in an alleyway
   in New York

Photo: AP

   A  still image made from a surveillance video released by the New York
   Police 3 May 2010 shows the vehicle in the failed car bomb attack

   U.S.  government authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of
   playing  a  role in last week's failed terrorist bombing attack in New
   York City's famous Times Square entertainment district.
   Agents  with  the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested Faisal
   Shahzad,  late  Monday night, at John F. Kennedy International Airport
   in New York as he was attempting to fly to Dubai.
   Shahzad  is  a  United  States  citizen  of Pakistani origin.  He was
   arrested   hours   after  U.S.  news  outlets  reported  that  federal
   authorities  had  identified  the  person  who  bought a sport utility
   vehicle  used  in  last week's attempted bombing as a man of Pakistani
   descent. Â
   Investigators  believe Shahzad, who lives in Connecticut, used cash to
   purchase  the  vehicle  from  a  man  who  advertised  it on a popular
   Internet classified advertising site. Â
   U.S.  Attorney  General  Eric  Holder  announced Shahzad's arrest in a
   televised   statement  in  the  early  hours  of  Tuesday.   He  said
   authorities will continue to search for more suspects. Â
   "This  investigation  is ongoing, as are our attempts to gather useful
   intelligence,  and we continue to pursue a number of leads.  But it's
   clear   that  the  intent  behind  this  terrorist  act  was  to  kill
   Americans," he said.
   Holder  said  the  probe will focus on possible links to international
   terrorist groups.
   Shahzad will appear in a U.S. federal courtroom in Manhattan Tuesday.

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