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| NY car bomb suspect pleads guilty |
| Times Square bomb accused Faisal Shahzad pleads guilty
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 22-June-2010
4:25:58 AM |
| The main suspect in an attempt to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square has admitted weapons and terrorism charges.
Faisal Shahzad told a court in Manhattan he wanted "to plead guilty and 100 times more".
The Pakistani-born US citizen admitted all 10 charges so there will be no trial. He will be sentenced in October.
The petrol and propane bomb was left in a sports utility vehicle near Broadway theatres on 1 May but failed to ignite.
Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, in Manhattan's Federal District Court, asked Shahzad a series of questions to ensure he understood his rights.
She asked him if he understood he might spend the rest of his life in prison, to which he said he did.
Asked by Judge Cedarbaum if he was sure he wanted to plead guilty, he launched into a statement, saying he wanted "to plead guilty and 100 times more".
He said he wanted to let the US know that if it did not get out of Iraq and Afghanistan and stop drone attacks and meddling in Muslim lands, "we will be attacking US".
Shahzad, 30, who wore a white skull cap, told the packed court: "One has to understand where I'm coming from. I consider myself... a Muslim soldier."
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