NY Bomb Suspect Talking, Probe Eyes Foreign Ties -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The suspected Times Square bomber is cooperating with investigators who want details about his contacts in Pakistan, postponing indefinitely any court appearance, law enforcement sources said on Wednesday.
Faisal Shahzad, 30, who was born in Pakistan and became a U.S. citizen last year, is accused of trying to kill and maim people with a car bomb in the heart of Manhattan on Saturday night. Authorities defused the bomb.
Formally charged with five terrorism-related counts, he faces life in prison if convicted unless he negotiates a lesser sentence in exchange for cooperation.
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