Authorities: Ashiqul Alam Of Queens Wanted To Attack Times Square With Guns, Suicide Vests And Grena

[Yankee-stani]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Queens man has been arrested after authorities say he plotted to bomb Manhattan’s Times Square.

Ashiqul Alam was taken into custody Thursday by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes both the NYPD and FBI.

The 22-year-old man from Queens allegedly bought guns and wanted to use a suicide vest and grenades to attack Times Square to kill police officers and civilians.

Authorities say Alam bought two guns with their serial numbers removed from undercover agents.



https://www.google.com/amp/s/newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/06/07/fbi-arrest-explosives-times-square/amp/

 

[Nilgiri]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...d-terrorism-squad-over-explosives/1378409001/

Ashiqul Alam, 22, a Bangladeshi citizen who is a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was busted after allegedly discussing and boasting about his attack plans for months with an undercover federal investigator.

Alam's alleged threatening statements were characterized as “aspirational,” and the planning never reached a stage that could endanger the public, law enforcement sources told the Associated Press.

However, William Sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office, said in a statement "there is more to this case than just talk and the desire to carry out a terrorist attack."

 

[xyxmt]

a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was busted after allegedly discussing and boasting about his attack plans for months with an undercover federal investigator.

very strange

 

[HAIDER]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A Queens man has been arrested after authorities say he plotted to bomb Manhattan’s Times Square.

Ashiqul Alam was taken into custody Thursday by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes both the NYPD and FBI.

The 22-year-old man from Queens allegedly bought guns and wanted to use a suicide vest and grenades to attack Times Square to kill police officers and civilians.

Authorities say Alam bought two guns with their serial numbers removed from undercover agents.



https://www.google.com/amp/s/newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/06/07/fbi-arrest-explosives-times-square/amp/

Bangladeshi.............. seriously ?????????????

 

[313ghazi]

Hang him.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Sick psychopath.

 

[Jaanbaz]

As long as the ideology is allowed to be bred and prosper in its home soil no amount of condemnation will suffice. These things will continue to happen, more brainwashed young people like him would want to go and kill the ''kuffars''. And if we call out the ideology we get labelled sectarian yet the real ideology is the one that is killing people right now in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria.

Oh and this stupid excuse my country got invaded so I'm gonna go kill some random civilians is so outdated. What business does this Bengali has with Iraq or Syria? Your real brothers live across the border in Indian Bengal.

 

[nahtanbob]

Whats with psycho terrorists and Times square, why try to keep blowing it up. This is the third or fourth time iirc.

Dont like the flashy neon signs much?

what is there in Times Square ?

 

[Bengal71]

As long as the ideology is allowed to be bred and prosper in its home soil no amount of condemnation will suffice. These things will continue to happen, more brainwashed young people like him would want to go and kill the ''kuffars''. And if we call out the ideology we get labelled sectarian yet the real ideology is the one that is killing people right now in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria.

Oh and this stupid excuse my country got invaded so I'm gonna go kill some random civilians is so outdated. What business does this Bengali has with Iraq or Syria? Your real brothers live across the border in Indian Bengal.

What has Pakistanis got to do with Syria? Many of your people went to Syria to fight.

 

[Clutch]

Bangladeshi are going crazy Extremist ....

 

[VCheng]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...d-terrorism-squad-over-explosives/1378409001/

Ashiqul Alam, 22, a Bangladeshi citizen who is a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was busted after allegedly discussing and boasting about his attack plans for months with an undercover federal investigator.

Alam's alleged threatening statements were characterized as “aspirational,” and the planning never reached a stage that could endanger the public, law enforcement sources told the Associated Press.

However, William Sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office, said in a statement "there is more to this case than just talk and the desire to carry out a terrorist attack."

That is some good law enforcement work.

 

[Jaanbaz]

What has Pakistanis got to do with Syria? Many of your people went to Syria to fight.

Nothing yet they went to fight for their masters, they rather fight for Arabs then their own people. Just like this Bengali destroyed his own career and life.

 

[Bengal71]

Nothing yet they went to fight for their masters, they rather fight for Arabs then their own people. Just like this Bengali destroyed his own career and life.

Bengalis are not well know for doing thing kind of things. This is a very rare one, brainwashing by IS, Al-Qaeda type groups. These organizations have very little presence in BD but the internet and social media became a propaganda tool for self radicalization. BD is a Muslim majority country and nothing attracts Muslims more than Jihad Fisabilillah, you just need to use the correct rhetoric and these organizations know it very well.

 

[Jaanbaz]

Bengalis are not well know for doing thing kind of things. This is a very rare one, brainwashing by IS, Al-Qaeda type groups. These organizations have very little presence in BD but the internet and social media became a propaganda tool for self radicalization. BD is a Muslim majority country and nothing attracts Muslims more than Jihad Fisabilillah, you just need to use the correct rhetoric and these organizations know it very well.

Thanks for the explanation but the British Bengalis seem to be very conservative compared to Bangladeshis in their home country.

 

[Bengal71]

Thanks for the explanation but the British Bengalis seem to be very conservative compared to Bangladeshis in their home country.

Yes, many British born Bangladeshis traveled to Syria and died there. UK, specially London is a breeding ground for this, too many salafis.