New York Times Square car bomb suspect to appear in court

NEW YORK, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Faisal Shazad, the man who confessed to parking an explosives-filled SUV in New York City's Times Square earlier this month, is expected to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon.

Shazad has not faced a judge since he was taken into custody on May 3 because he has been cooperating with investigators.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York reportedly said around 3:15 p.m. local time that Shahzad will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis "sometime this afternoon on five felony charges in connection with the bombing attempt."

The 30-year-old Shahzad was arrested approximately 53 hours after the attempt on May 1. He was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport, after boarding Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai. His final destination had reportedly been Islamabad, Pakistan.

Shahzad reportedly had his mind on four other targets if his Times Square plot succeeded. He is said to have told interrogators he wanted to hit Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, a terminal station in Manhattan of New York, the World Financial Center, a complex of buildings housing Merrill Lynch, the Wall Street Journal and many others, and the Connecticut headquarters of defense contractor Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.

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