NYPD spokesman on the arrest of the alleged Times Square would-be bomber
Federal authorities arrested a suspect allegedly responsible for a car bomb that was left to detonate in New York’s Times Square on Saturday. The 30-year-old man, Faisal Shahzad was apprehended while trying to board an airplane to Dubai. NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne explains the arrest.
WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly gives more details on the investigation.
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