Note: Video included.
1:22 AM
“Bomb Probe Continues As NYPD Releases Video Of Possible Suspect”
By: NY1 News
SNIPPET: “Anyone with information about the Times Square car bomb is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.”
SNIPPET: “”Although a Taliban bomb maker has claimed on the Internet that the car bomb was placed in Times Square to avenge the death of mujahideen fighters, we have no evidence to support this claim,” Kelly said.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/times-square-car-bomber-police-release-video-suspect/story?id=10534834
“Times Square Bomb: U.S. Officials Finding Foreign Links to New York Bomb Plot
Investigation Pointing to Coordinated Effort in Foiled Times Square Attack”
117 comments By RICHARD ESPOSITO, PIERRE THOMAS and BRIAN ROSS
May 3, 2010
SNIPPET: “U.S. law enforcement officials say there is growing evidence the Times Square bomber had ties to radical elements overseas and did not act alone.
One senior official said there are several individuals believed to be connected with the bombing and that at least one of them is a Pakistani-American.”
SNIPPET: “The Washington Post, quoting Obama Administration sources, said the attempted bombing “increasingly appears to have been coordinated by several people in a plot with international links.”
Other law enforcement officials said the investigation was closing in on the driver of the vehicle and an unknown number of others connected to him.”
SNIPPET: “Officials told ABC News Senior Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas that the Connecticut owner of the vehicle told them he had sold the Nissan SUV last month in an unrecorded sale to an “Arabic or Latino looking man” in his 20’s or 30’s, for a few hundred dollars in cash.”
SNIPPET: “The license plate on the car was apparently stolen from an auto repair shop outside Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to law enforcement officials.
The authorities told ABC News that the previous owner provided a description of the man who bought the car, and told investigators the vehicle was sold for several hundred dollars in cash, with no written records identifying the purchaser.
The license plate found on the Pathfinder also came from Connecticut, #98CY09, according to photographs of the vehicle.
Authorities tell ABC News that the plate came from a vehicle that was in a repair shop near Bridgeport, Connecticut.”
ADDING to post no. 53:
Video:
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seekinfo/suspect040310.wmv
Seeking Information Poster:
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/alert/timessquare.htm
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Note: Photos included.
Quote:
http://newyork.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/nyfo050310.htm
For Immediate Release
May 3, 2010 FBI New York
Contact: Richard Kolko, (212) 384-2715
Contact: Jim Margolin, (212) 384-2720
FBI New York’s JTTF Seeking Information in Attempted Times Square Bombing
The New York FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) seeks to identify a person who may be in a position to assist with the ongoing investigation of the attempted Times Square bombing on May 1, 2010. The FBI’s JTTF in New York, along with the NYPD, responded to Times Square in response to a suspicious vehicle and device. Numerous FBI offices have been tasked with leads to assist with the investigation and every lead will be followed. The FBI’s JTTF in New York is operating a fully staffed Joint Operations Center (JOC) 24 hours a day to address this situation.
The individual pictured above (center of photo, red shirt, black bag) is described as a white male. He may be able to assist the FBI with information pertaining to this investigation.
FBI JTTF personnel at the command post
Photo Credit: Matt Coleman, FBI
“The investigation into this case continues. The JOC is operating 24/7 with agents, detectives, analysts, and SDNY attorneys. Evidence has been sent to the FBI Lab for analysis. Anyone who believes they may have additional information that could assist in this investigation, please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, submit a tip on www.fbi.gov or call the NYPD at 1-800-577-TIPS,” said Special Agent Richard Kolko.
- View poster with video clip of unknown individual.
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