NYC bomb plot suspect Zazi pleads guilty to conspiracy, supporting al-Qaida

Published on February 23, 2010; Published on February 24, 2010
The Associated Press ~ staff The News

Topics :: Al-Qaida , Colorado hotel , New York City , Denver , Pakistan

NEW YORK - Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi has pleaded guilty in New York City to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

The 25-year-old Afghan immigrant also pleaded guilty to counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization.

He faces a life prison sentence without parole in the plea deal.

He was arrested in the fall after arousing authorities' suspicions by driving cross-country from Denver to New York around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Authorities say he received al-Qaida training in Pakistan, bought beauty supplies in Colorado and tried to use them to cook up homemade bombs in a Colorado hotel room.

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