Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Times Square Suspect Was Trained, But Picked The Wrong Explosive, Officials Say

Times Square terror suspect Faisal Shahzad got bomb-making training on his recent trip to Pakistan -- but made an error that probably saved the lives of hundreds: he packed an SUV with the wrong explosive material, law enforcement sources told FoxNews.com.

And the bomb was planted just two days after the military's Central Command issued a classified intelligence report warning of the dangers of fertilizer bombs being manufactured by the Taliban and insurgents in Pakistan, FoxNews.com has learned.

Officials say Shahzad, a 30-year-old naturalized American citizen, admitted he received training in making fertilizer-based IEDs in his native Pakistan in the five months he was there before he returned to America in February.

Law enforcement officials said he was apprehended late Monday night after investigators tracked him through the IP address of the computer he used to contact the seller of the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder he allegedly purchased for the attack...