THE TELEGRAPH: An American citizen of Pakistani origin has been arrested in connection with an attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square, the US attorney general, Eric Holder, confirmed.
The man was officially named as Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American, and said he was arrested on Long Island, New York.
Mr Holder said the man was attempting to board a flight to Dubai.
The US attorney general added that investigations were ongoing.
Authorities had launched a massive manhunt with the FBI's terrorism task force and local New York police to try to catch the would-be bomber.
MSNBC said the 30-year-old man had been linked to a sport utility vehicle seized with explosives late Saturday in the busy New York district.
The police sources told US media that the man had recently returned from a trip to Pakistan and three weeks ago paid cash for the Nissan Pathfinder SUV used in the attempted bombing.
It was sold by the vehicle's registered owner in Connecticut about three weeks ago without official paperwork changing hands, police said earlier. >>> | Tuesday, May 04, 2010
