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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the New York car bomb suspect, Faisal Shahzad has a Karachi identification card. However, he said his family is from the Pabbi area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan made several arrests in connection with the failed Times Square car bomb attack in New York. We have picked up a few family members related to Faisal Shahzad, the chief suspect in the attempted attack, a security official in Karachi said. A friend of Shahzad was also arrested.The New York Times said Shehzad had lived in neighbouring Connecticut and recently returned from a trip to Pakistan. Holder said the suspect was arrested at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York as he tried to take a flight to Dubai. Authorities in New York said he would appear in Manhattan Federal Court later Tuesday. Sources said the arrested man is believed to be the buyer of the 1993 Nissan sport utility vehicle used to carry the crude bomb made of fuel and fireworks into Times Square as it was packed with people on a warm Saturday evening. Law enforcement sources told that Saturdays attempted attack may have involved more than one person and could have international ties.
