A US citizen of Pakistani origin is due to appear in court in New York later in connection with a failed car-bomb attack in Times Square on Saturday. Faisal Shahzad was arrested at John F Kennedy airport on Monday night on board a plane about to leave for Dubai. Investigators say he has told them he was acting alone and has no connections with foreign militant groups.
US President Barack Obama said the incident was "another sobering reminder of the times in which we live". "Justice will be done and we will continue to do everything in our power to protect the American people," he added. "We will not cower in fear." Mr Shahzad, who reportedly only became a naturalised US citizen last year, is believed to have recently bought the SUV that was found loaded with an improvised explosive device in Times Square. The attorney general's office has confirmed the 30-year-old will appear before Manhattan federal court on Tuesday afternoon, but not announced the charges he will face. More on BBC
