AP source: Man tied to Pakistan sought in NYC bomb

[babylonsister]

A Pakistani teabagger? :shrug:


AP source: Man tied to Pakistan sought in NYC bomb
AP
Tom Hays And Colleen Long, Associated Press Writers – 9 mins ago



NEW YORK – Authorities have identified the buyer of the SUV used in a failed Times Square terror attack and are seeking him as a potential suspect, two law enforcement officials said Monday.

The buyer is a man of Pakistani descent who recently traveled to Pakistan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the case is at a sensitive stage.

The officials say the man is a Connecticut resident who paid cash weeks ago for the SUV parked in Times Square on Saturday and rigged with a crude propane-and-gasoline bomb.

The car's last registered owner was questioned Sunday by investigators, and said he sold the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder to a man he did not know three weeks ago to a stranger, one official said.

more...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100504/ap_on_re_us/us_times_square_car_bomb

[underpants]

1. Man. that must be one long rope

:shrug:

[leeloo]

2. Wow so many DU'ers are going to be dissappointed that he is not a whitey.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. I say it was the same gang of white rednecks that killed Bill Sparkman.

:crazy:

[gatorboy]

8. Oh, Leeloo

When I want my channel to the freeper underworld, I can always count on you...

[leeloo]

9. I noticed you did not disagree with my post..

[gatorboy]

10. I noticed you didn't disagree with mine either.

Catch you on the down low. :)

[Jennicut]

3. Okay, this poor girl in Bridgeport sold the car to the suspect:

A 19-year-old Connecticut college student last week sold her Nissan Pathfinder over the Internet — only to learn that it was used in Saturday’s attempted bombing.

Peggy Colas of Bridgeport recalled that the buyer “talked very softly, and he said he was just going to drive around and visit friends in New York,” the young woman’s brother told The Post today.

She sold the SUV to the man — now being sought as the attack’s main suspect — on April 28 for $1,300. He reportedly paid her in $100 bills.

Later that day, Colas posted a message on her Facebook page that read, “I’m soooo happy I got a new car :).

But by late Sunday, she was clearly upset, posting: “OMG! I HAD A CRAZY DAY ... IT’S OFFICIAL. I HAVE BAD LUCK. SMH I HOPE THEY FIND THAT BASTARD.”

CBS News, without naming Colas, reported that she told investigators the buyer was Middle Eastern or Hispanic.

Colas, a student at Post University in Waterbury, was questioned by feds in Bridgeport on Sunday after they traced the SUV to her. She was again questioned today.

Arriving back home, she refused to comment to The Post.

“My daughter’s nervous,” her mom said. “She doesn’t want this guy coming after her.”

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/teen_who_sold_suv_in_times_sq_scare_9b5QKI97Cyy04OHNGNp96I#ixzz0mvCQRVW0

That must be a huge shock. Now, I wonder if this guy who bought the car was even a CT resident...

[babylonsister]

4. Middle Eastern or Hispanic?

I realize she's young, but I'm kind of surprised she couldn't tell the difference.

[HipChick]

5. Middle Eastern or Hispanic or Pakistani?

[babylonsister]

6. More here...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/03/AR2010050300847.html?hpid=topnews