Wednesday, May 5, 2010

EXTRA: Pakistan detains suspects in New York bomb attempt | Earth Times News

EXTRA: Pakistan detains suspects in New York bomb attempt | Earth Times News

Islamabad - Pakistani law enforcement agencies have detained at least three people, including one suspect, in connection with the attempted weekend car bombing in New York City, Pakistani officials said on Tuesday.Officials speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the arrest of Tauseef Ahmad as a suspect in the case. He is believed to be the brother-in-law of Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized US citizen who was arrested late Monday by US authorities for allegedly parking a car containing a homemade bomb in Times Square on Saturday.Ahmad was arrested in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, hours after security officials took into custody Shahzad's over 60- year-old mother, Zubaida Khatoon, and his father-in-law for questioning.

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