FBI investigation turns up plans for NYC subway blast
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by Julie HaydenKDVR Denver
September 18, 2009
FBI agents investigate Najibullah Zazi's Aurora condo during an investigation into his terrorist ties. (September 18, 2009)
FBI agents raid the home of Najibullah Zazi in Aurora, Colorado. Photo
DENVER - Sources tell FOX 31 that Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his associates were planning on making a bomb to blow up a major transportation center in New York City.
The sources indicate that the group's plan was to buy ingredients for the bomb as Zazi and his associates drove from Denver to New York and assemble the explosive device along the way.
His Denver taxi license application, filled out in February, claims Zazi came to Colorado in January after working as a vendor in New York for several years.
He filed for bankruptcy in March claiming to only make $800 a month, but he had racked up more than $50,000 in credit card debt.
Zazi is an Agfghan national who lived in Pakistan as a child and came to the United States. His application claims he is a "permanent resident."
The FBI suspected Zazi and others of having terrorist ties and have had him under surveillance for some time.
Zazi was under surveillance when he rented a car in Denver and drove to New York. When he was pulled over the authorities found information on bomb-making on his computer and bomb-sniffing dogs found traces of suspicious material in the car.
Sources have indicated to FOX 31 that Zazi is "the real deal" and has spent three days now cooperating with the FBI.
It is unclear what caused the Feds to suspend their surveillance and bring zazi in for questioning.
by Julie HaydenKDVR Denver
September 18, 2009
FBI agents investigate Najibullah Zazi's Aurora condo during an investigation into his terrorist ties. (September 18, 2009)
FBI agents raid the home of Najibullah Zazi in Aurora, Colorado. Photo
DENVER - Sources tell FOX 31 that Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his associates were planning on making a bomb to blow up a major transportation center in New York City.
The sources indicate that the group's plan was to buy ingredients for the bomb as Zazi and his associates drove from Denver to New York and assemble the explosive device along the way.
His Denver taxi license application, filled out in February, claims Zazi came to Colorado in January after working as a vendor in New York for several years.
He filed for bankruptcy in March claiming to only make $800 a month, but he had racked up more than $50,000 in credit card debt.
Zazi is an Agfghan national who lived in Pakistan as a child and came to the United States. His application claims he is a "permanent resident."
The FBI suspected Zazi and others of having terrorist ties and have had him under surveillance for some time.
Zazi was under surveillance when he rented a car in Denver and drove to New York. When he was pulled over the authorities found information on bomb-making on his computer and bomb-sniffing dogs found traces of suspicious material in the car.
Sources have indicated to FOX 31 that Zazi is "the real deal" and has spent three days now cooperating with the FBI.
It is unclear what caused the Feds to suspend their surveillance and bring zazi in for questioning.
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