US slaps terror charges on accused Times Square bomber

Ullah planned to "murder as many human beings as he could ... in support of a vicious terrorist cause," acting US attorney Joon Kim told a news conference after filing the charges.

By: Reuters | New York | Published: December 13, 2017 9:22 am

Times square bomber slapped with terror charges

A Bangladeshi man reads a national newspaper that front pagesthe news of 27-year-old Bangladeshi man Akayed Ullah, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

US 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.