Times Square Bomb

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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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  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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  Prosecutors Reveal Thwarted Plot To Bomb Times Square, New York Subway

  Federal authorities revealed Friday they had arrested and charged three men in connection with a 2016 plot to carry out bombings and shootings in crowded areas of New York City, then kept the court case under seal for more than a year as investigators worked the case.

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  Man Accused Of Tossing Hoax Bomb Into Cruiser In Custody

  A man suspected of tossing a hoax bomb through the open window of a police vehicle in Times Square was taken into custody today after an overnight standoff a short drive away in Manhattan's landmark Columbus Circle, the New York Police Department said.

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  Accused Brothers Plead Guilty to 2012 New York Terror Plot

  Two Pakistani-born brothers accused in a plot to detonate a bomb in New York City to avenge the deaths of people killed by drone attacks in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges on Thursday in Miami.

• Bombing in China Shows New Level of Militant Daring, Organisation

  A bombing in western China, which killed three people and wounded 79 on Wednesday, has raised concerns about the apparent sophistication and daring of the attack, possibly timed to coincide with a visit to the heavily Muslim region by President Xi Jinping.

• Boston bombing suspects planned blasts in New York's Times Square, says mayor

  The two men accused of carrying out last week's bombing of the Boston Marathon planned a second bomb attack on New York's Times Square, according to law enforcement and national security sources.

• Boston Marathon blasts: Pakistani Taliban deny involvement

  The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, on Tuesday denied anything to do with explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 100 in Boston.

• New York bomb plotter describes al-Qaeda plan

  The convicted bomb-maker in a 2009 plot to cause carnage in New York described how he and an al-Qaeda handler in Pakistan considered everything from the subway to movie theatres as targets. "We started the conversation on such targets as Walmart, the New York Stock Exchange, Times Square, subways, movie theaters, I believe buses were mentioned too...

• Times Square bombing: Pakistani man freed from jail

  A Pakistani man, arrested on immigration charges during investigation into the failed Times Square bombing, has been freed from jail and is now seeking legal residency in the US. Pir D Khan has been allowed to stay free on bail for at least the next two months."The government does not believe Khan has any ties to Faisal Shahzad charged in the case,...

• A terror video that warns US of revenge

  The Al-Arabiya TV station says it has video of the failed Times Square car bomb suspect meeting with Pakistani Taliban leaders along the Afghan border.Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Faisal Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the US that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims.Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the gr...

• Al-Qaida to launch English propaganda newspaper

  Al-Qaida is preparing to launch its first online propaganda newspaper in English, a move that could help the terror group recruit inside the US and Europe.The group has begun promoting the paper, called Inspire, with animated online graphics promising "special gift to the Islamic nation."Counterterrorism officials and terror analysts say it will be...

• Militant's path from Pakistan to Times Square

  As dawn broke on July 10, 2007, Pakistani commandos stormed the Red Mosque in Islamabad, ending a lengthy standoff with armed militants in a blaze of gunfire that left more than 100 dead. In Washington, officials applauded the siege as an important demonstration of Pakistan's willingness to confront Islamist militants. Yet Faisal Shahzad, a Pakista...

• Time Square bomb plot accused Shazad pleads guilty

  Pakistan-born American citizen Faisal Shahzad remained defiant as he pleaded guilty to attempting to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, saying that Islamist extremists would continue to attack the United States. Shahzad, 30, admitted traveling to Pakistan to receive bomb-making training from the Pakistani Taliban, called Tehrik-e-Taliba...

• Shahzad indicted on 10 terror charges

  Terror suspect Faisal Shahzad has been charged with 10 terrorism and weapons counts in the botched Times Square car bombing in an indictment that also accuses him of receiving money and explosives training from Pakistani Taliban.The charges include conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting an act of terrorism, transportation of an ...