The man who has been arrested in connection with this is named Aaron Fetto. I've looked at his profile over on FB, but most of it is private. I'm not seeing anything among his friends there that would indicate ties to Muslims, however, that doesn't mean that there definitely wasn't.
I do notice he's a "fan" of the RNC -- however, I also know many of my liberal & some libertarian acquaintances and former classmates are "fans" of that page as well for the purpose of keeping an eye on the "enemy" in their eyes...
Watch for the MSM to seize on that though and try to paint him as a conservative.
From the WSJ Blogs:
EXCERPTED -- READ THE WHOLE REPORT HERE:
NYPD Arrest Man Found in Subway with Sodium Cyanide By Sean Gardiner and Joel Stonington
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers riding in the tunnel to pick up garbage spotted Aaron Fetto, 20, dressed in a hardhat, reflective vest and yellow, knee-length boots around 5:30 a.m. walking in the tunnel south of Bowling Green heading toward Brooklyn, said Paul Browne, the New York Police Department’s spokesman.
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Inside Fetto’s backpack, detectives found two one-liter bottles of water, five road flares, a lighter and a quart-sized can with a “sodium cyanide” label.
The Department of Environmental Protection was called in, as were officers from the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit who searched the tracks, but found nothing.
The can was taken to a mobile lab downtown where officers in protective hazardous materials suits opened the can and discovered what they believe were sodium cyanide tablets, Browne said. Sodium cyanide is a highly toxic salt most commonly used as a pesticide. When heated it emits toxic fumes but is not an explosive.
Browne said the police believe his story and have ruled out terrorism, but charges against Fetto are pending.