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The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing
told authorities he trained at a terrorism camp in Pakistan,
officials said Tuesday as they worked to unravel the events leading
up to the nearly catastrophic attack.


      Faisal Shahzad was arrested late Monday and charged with trying
to blow up an SUV in crowded Times Square on Saturday evening.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Shahzad was cooperating with
authorities and would face terrorism and weapons of mass
destruction charges.

      Holder said Shahzad had provided valuable information, but the
attorney general would not elaborate.


      One law enforcement official said Shahzad told the FBI he
trained in Pakistan. A second said the training was believed to be
in the lawless tribal region of Waziristan, where the Pakistani
Taliban operates with near impunity.


      Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the
sensitive ongoing investigation.


      The Pakistani Taliban has taken credit for the bomb plot, but
U.S. officials say there's no evidence to back that up.


      The report of training raises the possibility the attack was a
coordinated international effort, but authorities have not said
whether they believe that to be the case.

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The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing
told authorities he trained at a terrorism camp in Pakistan,
officials said Tuesday as they worked to unravel the events leading
up to the nearly catastrophic attack.


Sources: Suspect trained at Pakistan terror camp

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