DTN News: Pakistani Taliban Claim Failed New York Bomb Attack

Defense News: DTN News: Pakistani Taliban Claim Failed New York Bomb Attack
Source: DTN News / Reuters
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD - May 3, 2010: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times square, a statement on an Islamist website said on Sunday.
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, left, discusses Saturday evening's Times Square incident while Chief of Department Joseph J. Esposito, right, listens during a news conference at One Police Plaza, Sunday May 2, 2010 in New York.
The statement said it was to avenge the killing of two Islamists and "Muslim martyrs."
"The Pakistani Taliban announced its responsibility for the New York attack in revenge for the two leaders al-Baghdadi and al-Mahajer and Muslim martyrs," said a statement on a website commonly used by Islamists.