2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
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| 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt | |
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 The dark blue Nissan Pathfinder SUV (right) in Times Square, 27 minutes after the attempted attack. The vehicle's rear hazard lights are on. |
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| Location | 1 Astor Plaza, 1515 Broadway, Times Square, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.758056°N 73.985768°WCoordinates: 40.758056°N 73.985768°W |
| Date | Saturday, May 1, 2010 6:28 pm EDT (UTC−04:00) |
| Attack type | Failed car bombing |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Faisal Shahzad |
| Assailants | Pakistani Taliban |
Two days later federal agents arrested Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old Pakistan-born resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who had become a U.S. citizen in April 2009.[5] He was arrested after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai at John F. Kennedy International Airport.[5][6][7][8][9] He admitted attempting the car bombing and said that he had trained at a Pakistani terrorist training camp, according to U.S. officials.[10]
United States Attorney General Eric Holder said that Shahzad's intent had been "to kill Americans".[5] Shahzad was charged in federal court in Manhattan on May 4 with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and other federal crimes related to explosives.[5] More than a dozen people were arrested by Pakistani officials in connection with the plot. Holder said the Pakistani Taliban directed the attack and may have financed it.[11]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of "severe consequences" if an attack like this were to be successful and traced back to Pakistan.[12] The Obama administration saw a need for retaliatory options, including unilateral military strike in Pakistan, if a future successful attack was to be traced to Pakistan-based militants.[13]
On October 5, 2010, Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a 10-count indictment in June, including charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting an act of terrorism.[14]
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The attempted car bombing of Times Square on May 1, 2010, was a planned terrorist attack that was foiled when two street vendors discovered the car bomb ...
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