(4 May 2010) HEADLINE: Authorities: Shahzad admits to NYC bomb plot
NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOTLIST
CAPTION: Faisal Shahzad, who recently spent five months in Pakistan, has admitted he was trained at a terrorism camp in Pakistan to make bombs before rigging an SUV with an explosive device to be detonated in Times Square, authorities said Tuesday. (May 4)
HE CONFESSED TO EVERYTHING....OFFICIALS SAY 30 YEAR OLD FAISAL SHAHZAD ADMITTED TO BUILDING A BOMB, PLANTING IT IN AN SUV THEN DRIVING IT TO THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE....NOW HE FACES CHARGES OF TERRORISM AND ATTEMPTED USE A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
(HOLDER BITE) "although this car bomb failed to properly detonate, this plot was a very serious attempt. If successful, it could have resulted in a lethal terrorist attack, causing death and destruction in the heart of New York City."
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(HOLDER BITE)"it is clear that this was a terrorist plot aimed at murdering Americans in one of the busiest places in our country."
SHAHZAD WAS SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED TUESDAY IN A MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT, BUT HIS APPEARANCE WAS PUSHED BACK.....ALONG WITH TRYING TO DETONATE A HOMEMADE CAR BOMB, OFFICIALS ALSO SAY HE ADMITTED TO RECEIVING EXPLOSIVES TRAINING IN PAKISTAN....BUT HIS TIES WITH ANY SPECIFIC TERRORIST GROUP REMAIN A MYSTERY....
"IN TERMS OF CONNECTIONS TO PAKISTAN, TRAINING WITH HOSTILE ELEMENTS, THAT'S GOING TO BE FERRETED OUT THROUGH INTENSE INVESTIGATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES."
(BONNY STANDUP) "Police in Pakistan have detained several people in connection with this incident.....although their involvement remains unknown. Police here say this is all still an ongoing investigation"
SHAZHAD WAS ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT AT JFK AIRPORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLEE THE COUNTRY.....NEW YORK MAYOR BLOOMBERG SAYS HE'S RELIEVED THAT A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ATTACK WAS STOPPED, HE ALSO DOESN'T WANT ANY REPERCUSSIONS ON THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY
(BLOOMBERG) "WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY BIAS OR BACKLASH AGAINST PAKISTANI OR MUSLIM NEW YORKERS. ALL OF US LIVE IN THIS CITY AND AMONG ANY GROUP THERE'S ALWAYS A FEW BAD APPLES."
POLICE CONTINUE TO COMB FOR CLUES TO UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AT SHAZAD'S CONNECTICUT HOME....DID HE ACT ALONE?...WHAT WAS HIS MOTIVE?...OFFICIALS SAY HE IS COOPERATING, VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION EVEN AFTER READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS....IN NEW YORK BONNY GHOSH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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