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| US investigators have arrested a suspect in an attempted car bomb attack in New York City, police sources say. | US investigators have arrested a suspect in an attempted car bomb attack in New York City, police sources say. |
| The sources told media outlets that a US citizen of Pakistani origin who recently bought the car used in the failed bombing had been arrested. | |
| The vehicle was left in New York's Times Square on Saturday with a bomb made from fertiliser, fireworks, petrol and propane gas tanks. | The vehicle was left in New York's Times Square on Saturday with a bomb made from fertiliser, fireworks, petrol and propane gas tanks. |
| The bomb was discovered and dismantled before it could explode. | The bomb was discovered and dismantled before it could explode. |
| The suspect, who has not been named, is reportedly being held in New York. | |
| He was identified late on Monday at New York's John F Kennedy international airport, Associated Press news agency said. | |
| The police sources told US media that he had recently returned from a trip to Pakistan and three weeks ago paid cash for the Nissan Pathfinder SUV used in the attempted bombing. | |
| It was sold by the vehicle's registered owner in Connecticut about three weeks ago without official paperwork changing hands, police said earlier. | |
| The dark-coloured SUV was left parked in Times Square on Saturday evening with its engine running and its hazard lights flashing, with its home-made bomb inside. | |
| Experts say the device would have caused mayhem had it exploded. | |
| Times Square was packed with tourists and theatregoers when a street vendor raised the alarm. | |
| Police evacuated a wide area of the district and closed subway lines, while a controlled explosion was carried out. | |
| Officials said the bomb was crude, but could have sparked a "significant fireball". |