Accused of trying to attack in Times Square has been trained in Pakistan

Faisal Shahzad, accused of trying to attack in Times Square, trained in military camps in the Pakistani province of Waziristan, according to Associated Press.

The fact that Shahzad trained in military camps, said the documents sent U.S. prosecutors in federal court in Manhattan. Tuesday, May 3, the prince was formally charged in the case of attempted terrorist attack in Times Square. He is accused of trying to arrange a terrorist attack with weapons of mass destruction, attempted murder, related to international terrorism, transportation of explosives, creating an explosive device, as well as in an attempt to destroy the building.

Shahzad, according to an informed source AP, admitted that he trained at a training camp in Pakistan. However, he continues to insist that he was preparing terrorist attack in Times Square alone. In documents sent to the court prosecutor, said the agency nor the Taliban nor al-Qaeda nor any other terrorist organizations operating on Pakistani territory is not mentioned.

An attempt to attack in the heart of Manhattan was made the evening of 1 May 2010. Near Times Square had been parked SUV Nissan Pathfinder, which was an improvised explosive device. The bomb did not work at full force. Street Vendors, was next to SUV, noticed smoke coming from the car and contacted police.

On the trail Faisal Shahzad law enforcement went after you installed the previous owner of an SUV. He told police that three weeks ago, sold the car for cash man, looks like “a native of the Middle East or Latin America.”

Evening of 3 May Faisal Shahzad was detained at New York airport Johns Kennnedi, where he joined the flight, flies to Dubai. Shahzad was removed from the aircraft, ready to take off.

The investigation revealed that the 30-year-old Shahzad, to become naturalized American in 2009, has visited Pakistan, where the living members of his family. The government of Pakistan, after it became known that on suspicion of terrorist attack in New York arrested a native of this country, said that will have every possible assistance to law enforcement authorities of the United States. May 4 in Pakistan in the investigation into the attempted bombing at Times Square had been detained several people whose identities have not yet been disclosed.