Transcript of: Times Square bomber warns of more attacks
NATALIE MORALES, anchor:
Faisal Shahzad
is expected to face life in prison after
pleading guilty
to charges stemming from last month's bomb attempt in
Times Square
. He also issued an ominous warning.
NBC
's justice correspondent
Pete Williams
has more. Good morning to you,
Pete
.
PETE WILLIAMS reporting:
Natalie
, good morning. Is
guilty plea
actually came as a surprise during what was to be a routine court appearance by
Faisal Shahzad
. He admitted driving his car, loaded with explosives, into
Times Square
on
May 1st
; three separate bombs, he said, all of which failed. He also told the judge he received five days of bomb training from
Taliban
terrorists last December in
Pakistan
. He said they gave him $16,000 to carry out his plan. In court he showed no remorse for trying to set off a deadly bomb at one of the nation's busiest tourist attractions, and said he wanted to
plead guilty
one hundred times over.
Shahzad
predicted that terror plots like his would continue until the US pulls out of
Afghanistan
and stops drone attacks in
Pakistan
. Now, this is not a plea agreement. There is no deal, so he gets no concessions for
pleading guilty
.
Faisal Shahzad
is 30. He'll be sentenced in October, when a judge will probably order him to serve the rest of his life in
prison. Natalie:
All right,
Pete Williams
covering the story there from
Washington
. Thank you.
MORALES:
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