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'Chelsea Bomber' Receives Two Life Sentences
The New Jersey man convicted of planting bombs in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood in 2016 received two life sentences on Tuesday, after expressing no remorse in a Manhattan courtroom for engineering the explosion that injured 30 people.
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New York Police Poised To Thwart New Year's Eve Suicide Bombers
The New York Police Department is providing officers with specialized training to stop any suicide bombers at Sunday's New Year's Eve celebration, when up to 2 million people will flood the streets of Times Square.
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Accused New York Bomber's Family Says Attack 'Our Worst Nightmare'
Zulifikar Haider hoped his daughter would live the American dream when she married a fellow Bangladeshi living in the United States, but that dream turned into a nightmare when the family saw pictures of her husband wounded after allegedly trying to set off a bomb in a crowded New York commuter hub.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Accused New York Bomber To Formally Face Terrorism Charges On Wednesday
The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization and other crimes.
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US Slaps Terror Charges On Accused Times Square Bomber
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday's attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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Bangladesh Police Detains New York Bomber's Wife, In-Laws
The wife and in-laws of a Bangladeshi-origin man, who triggered a blast at a metro station in New York City, were detained for questioning by the Bangladesh police on Tuesday, according to a media report.
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New York Bomber Had No Criminal History In Bangladesh, Cops Say
The Bangladeshi ISIS sympathiser who detonated a homemade pipe bomb in New York City's subway had no criminal record back home, a police official said today, even as Dhaka vowed "zero tolerance" against terrorism.
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New York Blast Suspect Went From Limo Driver To Accused Subway Bomber
The Bangladeshi suspect in Monday's pipe bomb explosion beneath New York's Times Square is an angry former limousine driver who learned to build a bomb on the internet at his Brooklyn apartment, officials said.
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Subway Bomber Wounds Self, Three Victims In New York
A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
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Accused New York Bomber Pleads Not Guilty To New Jersey State Charges
The man accused of last month's bombings in New York and New Jersey that injured dozens of people pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of attempted murder stemming from his shootout with police.
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Accused Bomber To Be Arraigned On New Jersey Charges On Thursday
A man accused of bombings in New York and New Jersey last month that injured dozens is set to be arraigned on New Jersey state charges on Thursday, one of his attorneys said on Tuesday.
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Investigators Identify 2 Men Who Took Bag That Held Bomb
Investigators probing bomb blasts in New Jersey and New York believe they've identified two men who walked off with a bag abandoned by the bomber on a street as Egyptian tourists.
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Accused New York Bomber's Wife Returns; Lawyer Seeks Access To Suspect
The wife of the Afghan-born US citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, while a defence lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
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Investigators Try To Determine If Accused New York Bomber Had Help
U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.
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'Chelsea Bomber' Receives Two Life Sentences
The New Jersey man convicted of planting bombs in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood in 2016 received two life sentences on Tuesday, after expressing no remorse in a Manhattan courtroom for engineering the explosion that injured 30 people.
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New York Police Poised To Thwart New Year's Eve Suicide Bombers
The New York Police Department is providing officers with specialized training to stop any suicide bombers at Sunday's New Year's Eve celebration, when up to 2 million people will flood the streets of Times Square.
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Accused New York Bomber's Family Says Attack 'Our Worst Nightmare'
Zulifikar Haider hoped his daughter would live the American dream when she married a fellow Bangladeshi living in the United States, but that dream turned into a nightmare when the family saw pictures of her husband wounded after allegedly trying to set off a bomb in a crowded New York commuter hub.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Accused New York Bomber To Formally Face Terrorism Charges On Wednesday
The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization and other crimes.
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US Slaps Terror Charges On Accused Times Square Bomber
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday's attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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Bangladesh Police Detains New York Bomber's Wife, In-Laws
The wife and in-laws of a Bangladeshi-origin man, who triggered a blast at a metro station in New York City, were detained for questioning by the Bangladesh police on Tuesday, according to a media report.
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New York Bomber Had No Criminal History In Bangladesh, Cops Say
The Bangladeshi ISIS sympathiser who detonated a homemade pipe bomb in New York City's subway had no criminal record back home, a police official said today, even as Dhaka vowed "zero tolerance" against terrorism.
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New York Blast Suspect Went From Limo Driver To Accused Subway Bomber
The Bangladeshi suspect in Monday's pipe bomb explosion beneath New York's Times Square is an angry former limousine driver who learned to build a bomb on the internet at his Brooklyn apartment, officials said.
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Subway Bomber Wounds Self, Three Victims In New York
A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
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Accused New York Bomber Pleads Not Guilty To New Jersey State Charges
The man accused of last month's bombings in New York and New Jersey that injured dozens of people pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of attempted murder stemming from his shootout with police.
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Accused Bomber To Be Arraigned On New Jersey Charges On Thursday
A man accused of bombings in New York and New Jersey last month that injured dozens is set to be arraigned on New Jersey state charges on Thursday, one of his attorneys said on Tuesday.
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Investigators Identify 2 Men Who Took Bag That Held Bomb
Investigators probing bomb blasts in New Jersey and New York believe they've identified two men who walked off with a bag abandoned by the bomber on a street as Egyptian tourists.
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Accused New York Bomber's Wife Returns; Lawyer Seeks Access To Suspect
The wife of the Afghan-born US citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, while a defence lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
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Investigators Try To Determine If Accused New York Bomber Had Help
U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.
