Najibullah Zazi information

Najibullah Zazi
Najibullah Zazi
نجيب الله زازي
	Mugshot of Zazi
Born	August 10, 1985 (age 38); Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Occupation	Airport shuttle bus driver
Criminal status	Released 2019
Parent	Mohammed Wali Zazi (father)
Motive	Martyrdom in Islam, Islamic terrorism
Conviction(s)	Pleaded guilty (February 22, 2010)
Criminal charge	i) conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction (explosive bomb);; ii) conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country; and; iii) providing material support to a terrorist organization;
Penalty	10 years

Najibullah Zazi (Arabic: نجيب الله زازي) (born August 10, 1985) is an Afghan-American who was arrested in September 2009 as part of the 2009 U.S. al Qaeda group accused of planning suicide bombings on the New York City Subway system, and who pleaded guilty as have two other defendants.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] U.S. prosecutors said Saleh al-Somali, al-Qaeda's head of external operations, and Rashid Rauf, an al-Qaeda operative, ordered the attack. Both were later killed in drone attacks.^[5]

Zazi underwent weapons and explosives training at an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan in 2008. On September 9, 2009, he drove from his home in Aurora, Colorado, to New York City, intending to detonate explosives on the New York City subway during rush hour as one of three coordinated suicide "martyrdom" bombings.^[1]^[6] Spooked, however, by surveillance from U.S. intelligence, and warned by a local imam that the authorities were inquiring about him, he abruptly flew back to Colorado. He was arrested days later.^{[citation needed]}

On February 22, 2010, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country, and providing material support to a terrorist organization. He said he was recruited by al-Qaeda in Pakistan for a suicide "martyrdom" attack against the U.S., and that his bombing target was the New York City subway system. Zazi faced a possible life sentence without possibility of parole for the first two counts, and an additional sentence of 15 years for the third count.^[7] Sentencing was initially scheduled to take in June 2011. In May 2019, it was announced Zazi would be released from prison after serving 10 years due to extensive cooperation with law enforcement.^[8]

Two of his high school classmates who had traveled with him to Pakistan, his father, his uncle, and an imam from Queens were indicted on related charges. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder referred to the planned attack as "one of the most serious terrorist threats to our nation since September 11, 2001."^[9]

^ ^a ^b Zraik, Karen; Johnston, David (September 15, 2009). "Man in Queens Raids Denies Any Terrorist Link". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
^ Johnston, David; Baker, Al (September 18, 2009). "Denver Man Admits to a Possible Al Qaeda Connection, Officials Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013.
^ Johnston, David; Rashbaum, William K. (September 20, 2009). "Terror Suspect Had Bomb Guide, Authorities Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014.
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^ "2 plead not guilty to more charges in alleged plot to bomb NYC subway". CNN. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
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^ Time (magazine)
^ "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT – Part 1 – NewsFlash". SiLive.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved April 15, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[NYTimes2009-09-15-1] Zraik, Karen; Johnston, David (September 15, 2009). "Man in Queens Raids Denies Any Terrorist Link". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.

[NYTimes2009-09-18-2] Johnston, David; Baker, Al (September 18, 2009). "Denver Man Admits to a Possible Al Qaeda Connection, Officials Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013.

[NYTimes2009-09-20-3] Johnston, David; Rashbaum, William K. (September 20, 2009). "Terror Suspect Had Bomb Guide, Authorities Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014.

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[coord-6] "2 plead not guilty to more charges in alleged plot to bomb NYC subway". CNN. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved February 25, 2010.

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[8] Time (magazine)

[9] "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT – Part 1 – NewsFlash". SiLive.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved April 15, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

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