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October 6, 2010

Shahzad Sentenced to Life in Prison for Failed Times Square Bombing
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The man convicted for trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square has
been sentenced to life in prison. Faisal Shahzad was sentenced in a
Manhattan courtroom Tuesday after pleading guilty in June. Shahzad is a
Pakistani-born US citizen and former financial analyst who lived with
his wife and two young children in Connecticut. He has said he received
explosives training from the Pakistani Taliban.