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Times Square Bomber Pleads Guilty

June 22 2010

USA

The man accused of trying to bomb Times Square in New York City has pleaded guilty, the New York Times reports.

Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American, was charged with 10 counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, in the Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Shahzad admitted to traveling to Waziristan in Pakistan last year, where the Taliban trained him to carry out a car bomb attack.

The defendant said he chose Saturday evening for the bomb attempt in...

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