New York Times Square bomb suspect indicted on 10 charges

By IANS
Thursday, June 17, 2010

NEW YORK - Pakistani-born American Faisal Shahzad has been indicted on 10 charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, in New York’s Times Square bombing bid.

He was indicted by a federal grand jury at a US district court in Manhattan Thursday, Xinhua reported.

Shahzad allegedly tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square May 1. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Shahzad, who became a US citizen in 2009, received explosives training in Pakistan from trainers affiliated with terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban, the indictment alleged.

Filed under: Terrorism

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