Pakistani Investigators Say There’s No Evidence NY Bomber Linked to Pakistani Taliban, London Paper Reports

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Pakistani investigators say there is no evidence so far that the New York car bomber Faisal Shahzad was carrying out the bombing on behalf of the Pakistani Taliban, contrary to American claims, the Guardian newspaper of London. The London paper quoted an unnamed Pakistani security official with knowledge of the investigation…

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NY Bomb Suspect Confesses Role and Gives Investigators “Useful Information”

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad admitted after his arrest Monday night that he brought the Nissan Pathfinder to Times Square on Saturday and tried to detonate it,  according to an FBI affivadit unsealed Tuesday afternoon. The affidavit, part of criminal complaint, also stated that Shahzad admitted getting bomb training in…

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