Then on October 20, 2008, he reported his marriage to Huma Asif Mian, an American citizen. He became a naturalized US citizen on April 17, 2009.
Dawn reported a US law-enforcement official as saying that Shahzad has admitted to buying the truck, putting the devices together, putting them in the truck, leaving the truck there and leaving the scene.
The official was also quoted as saying that Shahzad claimed to have acted alone and did admit to all the charges. He reportedly told interrogators that he learned bomb-making at a camp in North Waziristan during a recent five-month trip to Pakistan.
According to media reports, on Saturday night, a Senegalese Muslim immigrant, Aliou Niasse, first noticed the suspicious smoke coming from a vehicle parked at the Times Square. It was later found to be packed with explosives. With the help of another vendor named Lance Orton, Aliou's observation was relayed to local police who moved quickly to defuse the situation. The un-detonated car left a treasure trove of evidence that quickly led the authorities to the suspected plotter being apprehended.
On Tuesday, Shahzad was charged with "terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction." According to the New York Times, Shahzad was interrogated without initially being read his Miranda rights under a public safety exception, and he provided what the FBI called "valuable intelligence and evidence."
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