Flights Of Fancy About 9/11 Copycat
Source: Tehelka The arrest of Shahzad, the alleged plotter of an Indian 9/11, was touted as a breakthrough. BRIJESH PANDEY tracks the case in Azamgarh and Lucknow to find a story full of holes Terror pilot? Shahzad being whisked away by the Special Cell of Delhi Police Photo: INDIAN EXPRESS ARCHIVE Outraged His grandfather says Shahzad lived with the family for five months Photo: VIJAY PANDEY ON FEBRUARY 1, 2010, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a man called Shahzad Ahmad from his home in Khalispur village in Azamgarh district. A month earlier, the media had gone into a frenzy when police and IB sources revealed that Shahzad was planning a 9/11-style attack in India. However, now the police say Shahzad has received no pilot training in Bengaluru (or in any part of