Afghan-born terror suspect pleads ‘not guilty’, still being held
By BBC
An Afghan-born man charged with plotting to carry out bomb attacks on the US has pleaded not guilty in a New York court.
Prosecutors accuse 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi, a Colorado resident, of buying large quantities of bomb-making chemicals.
They say he had explosives training in Pakistan and may have been planning an attack on New York commuters.
Mr Zazi, an airport van driver, has denied any wrongdoing.
His lawyer, Michael Dowling, entered the plea on his behalf in the court in Brooklyn.
“I’d like to stop this rush to judgment because what I’ve seen so far does not amount to a conspiracy,” he said.
Mr Zazi was later denied bail, after prosecutors argued he posed a threat to the community and was a flight risk.
Both he and his father, Mohammed, 53, were arrested in their home city of Denver on 20 September.
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