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Times Square Bomb Suspect Pleads Guilty, Threatens Future Attacks

HeadlineJun 22, 2010

The man arrested for the failed Times Square bombing attempt last month has pleaded guilty to all ten terrorism and weapons charges against him. Appearing in a Manhattan district court, Faisal Shahzad called himself “a Muslim soldier” who was seeking revenge for “the US terrorizing…Muslim people.” Shahzad continued, “Americans only care about their people, but they don’t care about the people elsewhere in the world when they die.” Shahzad said Muslim militants will continue attacking the US until it withdraws from Iraq and Afghanistan, stops drone attacks, and ends interference in Muslim countries. He’ll be sentenced in October.

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