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Investigators seek money courier in NYC bomb plot
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Faisal Shahzad Had Contact With Anwar Awlaki, Taliban, and Mumbai Massacre Mastermind, Officials Say
Pakistan
Pakistani sentenced to death for Mumbai attacks
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Faisal Shahzad on Homeland Security List Since 1999
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Pakistani Taliban are said to expand alliances
Pakistan
Times Square bomb suspect had ties to key Pakistani militants
Taliban denial of links to Shahzad doesn’t match known facts
The top spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has recently denied any links to the failed Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad. From Daily Times: “We have no connection with Faisal Shahzad,” Azam Tariq, a spokesman for the TTP, told Daily Times over the phone from an undisclosed location. “We don’t know him… […]
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Security forces killed 26 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained two suicide bombers in Peshawar. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s top spokesman denied any links to the failed Times Square bomber. The ‘Asian Tigers’ freed Colonel Imam.
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Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills?
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Local Pakistan politicians shelter militants
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Pakistan: Govt distances itself from Mumbai terrorist
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Captured leader offers insight into the Taliban
Jaish-e-Mohammed
NY bomb suspect had links with Pak Taliban, Kashmir terror group: Pak
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CIA drones hit wider range of targets in Pakistan
US sees Pakistani Taliban involvement in Times Square attack after downplaying links
Four days after the Taliban claimed credit for the failed bomb plot, the Obama administration is grudgingly beginning to recognize that the Pakistani terror group is behind the attack.
Jaish-e-Mohammed
US to send Pakistan detailed request for help in Times Square bomb probe
Taliban
Evidence mounts for Taliban role in car bomb plot
Al Qaeda
Pakistan minister speaks out on Times Square plot
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – MOI warns of a boost in militant attacks
Pakistan
An Anti-Terrorism Court acquitted four suspects in the 2008 Islamabad Marriott Hotel suicide attack due to lack of evidence. Foreign Minister Qureshi said the failed Times Square bombing was “blow back” for US airstrikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The US transferred $468 million to Pakistan. The Taliban chopped off the hands of three “criminals” in […]
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Taliban seek comeback in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
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Pakistani military faces decision on North Waziristan
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In wake of bomb scare, US may lean on Pakistan to hit harder against militants
Pakistan
NY bomb probe takes new turn; man of Pak origin held
Pakistan
Security agencies detained two friends and several family members of the Times Square bomber. The ambassador to the US said the bomber, a Pakistani-American, is a “disturbed individual.” Hakeemullah Mehsud sent a letter to Aifa Siddiqui’s sister promising to attack the US for Aifa’s detention.
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Pakistan still key link for US terror suspects
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Pakistan: NYC bomber likely ”disturbed individual”
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Pakistan makes arrests over Times Square bomb
Times Square bombing suspect trained in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
According to the criminal complaint filed today against Faisal Shahzad, he has admitted to having trained in a camp in Waziristan. Other links to Pakistan have also emerged.
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Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad said to implicate himself; probe expands to Pakistan