2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
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 The dark blue Nissan Pathfinder SUV (right) in Times Square, Manhattan, 27 minutes after the attempted attack.
The vehicle's rear hazard lights are on. | |
| Date | 2010-05-01 6:28 pm - 2010-05-01 |
|---|---|
| Location | 1 Astor Plaza, /1515, Broadway, New York City, New York, 10036, United States |
| Blamed on | Faisal Shahzad, Taliban |
| Type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Description | Amateurish terrorist attack stated to be by Faisal Shahzad. Judging from from track history, FBI agent provocateur involvement always worth keeping in mind. |
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 for the crime.
The Official Culprits
| Name |
|---|
| Faisal Shahzad |
| Taliban |
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References
- ↑ a b http://web.archive.org/web/20100502101653/http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/02/times.square.closure/index.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100503231856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8656651.stm
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100508032023/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02timessquare.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100503155817/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36892505/ns/us_news-security/
