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Faisal Shahzad (Urdu: فیصل شہزاد; born June 30, 1979) is a Pakistani-American citizen who was arrested for the attempted May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan, he confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt. Throughout his court appearance, Shahzad was unrepentant.
Faisal Shahzad's mugshot. Faisal Shahzad was born in Pakistan in 1979 to a wealthy, well-educated family. [58] [59] [60] His father, a former Pakistan Air Force Vice Marshal, is deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan. [61] Shahzad attended primary school in Saudi Arabia, and then studied in Pakistan. [62]
He was arrested after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan he confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt. [48] He was sentenced to life imprisonment. New York City, New York Faisal Shahzad: ADX Florence: September 20, 2010 Wrigley Field
Attempted bombing and military attack "Newburgh Four" Islamic terrorism, antisemitism: 0 0 Four men arrested in connection to a plot to shoot down military airplanes at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, and bomb two synagogues in the Bronx suburb of Riverdale. [28] [29] May 1, 2010: Attempted bombing Faisal Shahzad: Islamic ...
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[6] [7] [16] [17] The bomb-maker, Faisal Shahzad, was sentenced to life in prison. [6] In the December 2010 Stockholm bombings, Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Islamic extremist suicide bomber who cited Swedish troops in Afghanistan as justification for the attack, set up a pressure cooker bomb, which failed to detonate. [7] [18]
Faisal Shahzad, convicted of the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt, told interrogators that he was a "fan and follower" of al-Awlaki, and his writings were one of the inspirations for the attack. [ 160 ] [ 161 ] On May 6, 2010 ABC News reported that unknown sources told them Shahzad made contact with al-Awlaki over the internet, a claim ...
Faisal Shahzad, convicted of the attempted car bombing of Times Square in May 2010, told interrogators that he was "inspired by" al-Awlaki. Shahzad reportedly said he was moved to action, at least in part, by al-Awlaki's English-language writings calling for holy war against Western targets, and he was a "fan and follower" of al-Aulaqi ...