U.S. Slaps Terror Charges on Accused Times Square Bomber

U.S. Slaps Terror Charges on Accused Times Square Bomber
Joon H. Kim, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announces federal charges against Akayed Ullah in connection with Monday's bombing at the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, in New York, U.S., Dec. 12, 2017. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
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NEW YORK–U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday’s attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City’s busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi and self-described supporter of the radical group ISIS, was also charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. district court in Manhattan with bombing a public place, destruction of property by means of explosive and use of a destructive device.