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==Official Narrative==
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Wikipedia reports that this was "a planned [[terrorist attack]] which was foiled when two [[Hawker (trade)#North America|street vendors]] discovered a car bomb and alerted a [[New York Police Department]] (NYPD) patrolman to the threat after they spotted smoke coming from a vehicle.<ref name=cnn05-02-10>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/02/times.square.closure/index.html|title=Suspicious car leads to closure of Times Square|date=May 2, 2010|accessdate=May 2, 2010|publisher=CNN| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100502101653/http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/02/times.square.closure/index.html| archivedate= May 2, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8656651.stm|title=Car bomb found in New York's Times Square|accessdate=May 2, 2010|publisher=BBC | date=May 2, 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100503231856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8656651.stm| archivedate= May 3, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The bomb had been ignited, but failed to explode, and was disarmed before it caused any casualties.<ref name=cnn05-02-10/><ref name=nytimes1>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html|title=Police Find Car Bomb in Times Square|author1=Baker, Al|author2=Rashbaum, William K.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 1, 2010| accessdate=May 14, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100508032023/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html| archivedate= May 8, 2010| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36892505/ns/us_news-security/|title=Crude car bomb found in Times Square|accessdate=May 2, 2010|publisher=[[MSNBC]]| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100503155817/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36892505/ns/us_news-security/| archivedate= May 3, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>"
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Two days later federal agents arrested [[Faisal Shahzad]],
 
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DateSaturday, May 1, 2010 6:28 pm - Saturday, May 1, 2010

Official Narrative

Wikipedia reports that this was "a planned terrorist attack which was foiled when two street vendors discovered a car bomb and alerted a New York Police Department (NYPD) patrolman to the threat after they spotted smoke coming from a vehicle.[1][2] The bomb had been ignited, but failed to explode, and was disarmed before it caused any casualties.[1][3][4]"

Two days later federal agents arrested Faisal Shahzad,

 

The Official Culprits

Name
Faisal Shahzad
Taliban
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