Times Square Car Bomb: Fox News Reports Man Arrested In Pakistan In Connection With Bombing Attempt

UPDATE: 12:40 PM ET

Following on an earlier report by Fox News (below) of an arrest In Pakistan in connection with the Times Square bomb attempt, the Washington Post is now reporting that Pakistani authorities have made two arrests in Karachi. One of the two men arrested, according to the Post, is named Tausif Ahmed and is believed to have met with Shahzad recently in America. Shahzad was arrested by U.S. authorities Monday.

NBC News has reported as many as 5 men were arrested in Pakistan today, but those reports don't seem to have been confirmed.

Fox News is reporting that Pakistan has arrested a man in Karachi in connection with the Times Square bomb plot, citing Pakistani intelligence sources. No more details were made available by Fox at this time.

On Monday night, Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, was arrested at New York's Kennedy Airport on charges that he tried to set off a massive fireball in Times Square Saturday.

Read the latest on the case here.

Comments

[almaca]

01:10 PM on 05/04/2010

This man became a US citizen in April 2009. This means that the Bush Administration gave him authorization to become a citizen in 2008. It takes about one full year since you start your papers of citizenship to be given that authorization and then it takes at least 6 months to swear. He also may have been a legal resident for at least 3 years before being able to start the naturalization process. What was the Bush Administration doing?

[itjustis]

02:34 PM on 05/04/2010

There’s a rumor circulating that he had worked on the Lamont campaign in Connecticut.

[cdiasmd]

02:35 PM on 05/04/2010

r u seriouis?

[TXfemmom]

01:03 PM on 05/04/2010

Since the key to terrorism seems to come through Pakistan, Yemen, and another hand full of countries, perhaps the government should take a serious look at anyone who has traveled to those countries. The eie almost always seems to be a protracted length of stay in one of these countries, or contact with someone who has visited them.

[history repeats]

11:07 PM on 05/04/2010

because they care more about reelections and lobyists and public polls than the actual safety of their people. people who arent their peers anymore and shouldnt be the ones representing them.

[AllyCat7]

12:46 PM on 05/04/2010

As a Muslim, I want to thank Pakistan for, once again, tarnishing our image all over the world. Non-Muslims may not notice the national backgrounds of most suspected terrorists, but 9 times out of 10, they are from Pakistan or Saudi Arabia (and sometimes Yemen). Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are the #1 international sponsors of terrorism...and not just their citizens, but their governments. It's disgusting how both of these countries are playing two-faced games with the United States--acting as their allies to extract money from the U.S. while fostering anti-American sentiment and extremist views back home. On top of that, these countries try to export their brand of terrorism to their neighboring countries and other parts of the world. But make no mistake, it can mostly be traced back to one of these two countries. It's disgusting and it's sad that the U.S. keeps falling for their tricks. They call Saudi Arabia and Pakistan "allies" not realizing that the relationship they have with them is only fueling the fire of international terrorism. Continue to do so at your own peril. The Pakistanis and Saudis are swimming in American taxpayer dollars and even using these same dollars to blow us up. Wake up, America!

[RodgerLodger]

12:59 PM on 05/04/2010

I can't believe the U.S. is falling for Pakistan "tricks". Governance of America or any other country is mostly pragmatism. The authorities decide which will likely yield better results: going along with semi-traitorous regimes, or just treating them as enemies. If Bush and Obama have the same policy toward Pakistan you can bet that the best analyses available to the government concluded better to work with them to the extent possible then to ignore whatever help they can lend. Of course at a moment's notice the policy can change. Perhaps you're familiar with the relationship of the US and the USSR before, during, and after World War II.

[AllyCat7]

01:28 PM on 05/04/2010

Point taken. However, I wasn't advocating stonewalling these countries completely. But it just seems the current policy towards these countries is quite naive and shows that the U.S. takes these duplicitous countries at face value, which is just absurd. The billions given to Pakistan (one of the most corrupt governments in the world) with no questions asked is astounding. And the U.S. doesn't question if continuing to give the money directly to the governments as opposed to fighting the terrorist networks ourselves is the best way to go. Currently, the Pakistani government is hoarding a good share of the aid money we are giving to them and NOT using it to fight terrorism (In fact, they are using a lot of it to build their nuclear arsenal). On top of that, they support some of the terrorism that takes place within their borders--as this keeps the U.S. aid money coming in. And so the cycle continues. Pakistan views terrorism as a pretty lucrative business thanks to the billions we've been "rewarding" them for sponsoring terrorism since the 80s. Do you really support this failed policy?

[saltpeter]

10:28 PM on 05/04/2010

Proppring up Musharref is an example of the US falling for Pakistan's tricks. Having no official opinion of the assassination of Bhutto and giving no official support to her campaign is an example of falling for Pakistan's tricks. Pakistan (like Saudi Arabia) have been used as a pawn for the US particularly since Iran (after the fall of the Shah) could no longer be. The US plays both sides of the fence with these two nations particularly. They attack countries like Afghanistan and Iraq for despotism and terrorism but they prop up the royal family of Saudi Arabia and the dictatorship of Musharref even as they do or encourage the very same things.

It's a matter of mix messages and the US saying one thing but supporting another. In the end WEENING ourselves from oil and allowing Pakistanis to deal with Pakistan's problems is what will work. Constantly supporting Religious and Military leadership in both countries have failed them. Bhutto was a threat because she represented the Middle Class and academic and lawyer (legal) class.