# Times Square Bombing Attempt **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 4, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923 "2010-05-04T13:09:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/1 "2010-05-04T13:09:27Z")
Anyone else catch the glimpse of this a few days ago? ![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/03/timestopics/bomb/bomb-sfSpan.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/5/959ce607b7fb2040d812570623e8721b363b3756.jpeg) > A crude car bomb made from gasoline, propane, firecrackers and alarm clocks was discovered in a smoking Nissan Pathfinder in the heart of Times Square on May 1, 2010, prompting the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers on a warm and busy night. Although the device had apparently started to detonate, there was no explosion. Just before midnight on May 3, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, Faisal Shahzad, was pulled from a Dubai-bound airliner at John F. Kennedy International Airport and arrested in connection with the incident. > A law enforcement official said the following morning that Mr. Shahzad had made statements implicating himself, and had said that he had acted alone. > Mr. Shahzad had recently returned to his home in Shelton, Conn., after a five-month visit to Pakistan. He was located after investigators traced the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that law enforcement officials say he abandoned after loading it with gasoline, propane, firecrackers and fertilizer and parking it on West 45th Street during the busy pre-theater rush. > Mr. Shahzad is believed to have bought the vehicle from a Connecticut woman within the last three weeks for $1,300, and authorities were able to identify him through an email address he had given the seller. A law enforcement official said the two had met in a parking lot in Connecticut, that Mr. Shahzad had given the Pathfinder a test drive, and the he’d negotiated the price down to $1,300 from the $1,800 initially sought by the seller. > While Mr. Shahzad is reported to have said he had acted alone, law enforcement officials have said the investigation is ongoing. An official in Parkistan’s Interior Ministry said that Mr. Shahzad had come to Pakistan in April 2009 and departed on August 5 on an Emirates Airways flight. The official said that Mr. Shahzad stayed in the port city of Karachi during that period. > **[Times Square Bomb Attempt (May 1, 2010)](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/times-square-bomb-attempt-may-1-2010)** > > News about Times Square Bomb Attempt (May 1, 2010), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. ---
**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/2 "2010-05-04T13:27:33Z")
“…a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, Faisal Shahzad…” Big surprise there. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/3 "2010-05-04T13:30:08Z")
He has decent bargaining skills, but lacking in the terrorist department. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/4 "2010-05-04T14:56:38Z")
![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/03/timestopics/bomb/bomb-sfSpan.jpg](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/03/timestopics/bomb/bomb-sfSpan.jpg) Thought that was the Easter bunny for a second :lol ---
**Author:** ![20wrx09](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/20wrx09/32/6532_2.png) [@20wrx09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/20wrx09)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/5 "2010-05-04T15:58:56Z")
saw on the news today the caught him. he managed to get on a plane even though he is in the no fly list. hmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/6 "2010-05-04T16:25:09Z")
> [@Akira"](#): > > “…a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, Faisal Shahzad…” > > Big surprise there. yeah, really. > [@Vette vs Blown Cobra](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vette-vs-blown-cobra/31624/7): > > ![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/03/timestopics/bomb/bomb-sfSpan.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/5/959ce607b7fb2040d812570623e8721b363b3756.jpeg) > > Thought that was the Easter bunny for a second :lol Me too until I looked again. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_Rita](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yo_rita/32/6450_2.png) [@Yo\_Rita](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yo_Rita)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/7 "2010-05-05T05:03:55Z")
Just goes to show how well our homeland security is working ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/8 "2010-05-05T06:34:26Z")
> [@Get a good crain operator for your boat...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-a-good-crain-operator-for-your-boat/31668/9): > > Just goes to show how well our homeland security is working ☹ Homeland security cant stop a guy from buying propane and parking an SUV in NY. ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/9 "2010-05-05T06:36:25Z")
> [@Vette vs Blown Cobra](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vette-vs-blown-cobra/31624/7): > > ![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/03/timestopics/bomb/bomb-sfSpan.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/5/959ce607b7fb2040d812570623e8721b363b3756.jpeg) > > Thought that was the Easter bunny for a second :lol aahahahaha, I did a doubletake on the same thing ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/10 "2010-05-05T07:35:11Z")
> [@FELLOW NYSPEEDERS QUESTION SEXUALITY](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fellow-nyspeeders-question-sexuality/31672/7): > > Homeland security cant stop a guy from buying propane and parking an SUV in NY. > [@06/29/07 - Huge Banger at Jim's (Chino's) House](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/06-29-07-huge-banger-at-jims-chinos-house/31579/83): > > saw on the news today the caught him. he managed to get on a plane even though he is in the no fly list. hmmmmmm Yea, but they couldn’t keep him off a plane heading out of the country. From what I heard the plane even was taxied out to the runway. Federal agents had to call it back in. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/11 "2010-05-05T18:05:54Z")
The wife could see this right from her office. Scary stuff. I thought I was fucked up but you REALLY must be FUCKED to want to just kill random people. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/12 "2010-05-06T05:20:52Z")
No matter how hard we try to protect ourselves from terrorism, an attack is going to happen, it’s inevitable. Just like we are trying so hard to protect ourselves from it, the terrorist’s are trying extremely hard to cause terror among us. ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/13 "2010-05-06T05:33:39Z")
> [@Who makes the F\*ckin car payments?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-makes-the-f-ckin-car-payments/31694/6): > > No matter how hard we try to protect ourselves from terrorism, an attack is going to happen, it’s inevitable. > > Just like we are trying so hard to protect ourselves from it, the terrorist’s are trying extremely hard to cause terror among us. I agree… but the administration is doing alot of wrong things to stop or slow that potential. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/14 "2010-05-06T05:49:55Z")
> [@Rare Fox](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rare-fox/30229/40): > > I agree… but the administration is doing alot of wrong things to stop or slow that potential. No question about that. I feel they could be doing a much better job filtering possible threats out. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/times-square-bombing-attempt/251923/15 "2010-05-06T06:24:25Z")
Just stop letting people into the country. Done. Immediate Death Penalty to anyone who is associated with any terrorist activities. I’ll clean this place up quickly. That shoe bomber? I would have shot his ass within 10 minutes. No jury. Done.