Lapses Allowed Suspect to Board Plane

By SCOTT SHANE
Published: May 4, 2010

Summary

A man called Faisal Shahzad boarded a plane to go to Dubai 24 hours after he was suspected to be part of the attempted bombing in Times Square. The plane was stopped before it would leave. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security conducted an investigation to stop the suspected terrorist. The Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg said that they were just lucky to find this terrorist before it left. Many government officials such as Attorney General Erick Holder and the Janet Napolitano was a great teamwork and that they were never concerned that he would never escape. He was connected to the attack investigators believe because he bought the car that contained the bomb. Currently the man is in custody.