A Bangladeshi immigrant has been indicted on terrorism charges in the U.S. for last month’s botched bombing in a New York City subway station.
Akayed Ullah, 27, would face life in prison if convicted of the attack near the Port Authority bus terminal on December 11 that left three persons injured. He was also injured in the explosion.
The federal grand jury indicted Ullah on Wednesday with one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (IS), and one count of using and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
He has also been charged with one count each of bombing and attempting to bomb a place of public use and a public transportation system; destruction and attempted destruction of property by means of fire or explosives; conducting and attempting to conduct a terrorist attack against a mass transportation system.
“As alleged in the indictment, Akayed Ullah constructed a pipe bomb and detonated it in the heart of New York City to terrorise people and to bring IS-inspired violence to U.S. soil,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Dana Boente.
