The surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother planned to bomb Times Square, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday, as reported by the New York Daily News.
"Last night we were informed by the FBI that the surviving attacker revealed that New York City was next on their list of targets," Bloomberg said.
The Tsarnaev brothers came up with the plan spontaneously after the Boston bombing, as they talked in an SUV they had carjacked, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev initially told investigators that he and his brother, Tamerlan had talked about going to New York to "party," but after further questioning he revealed that they planned to use their remaining explosives there, Kelly said.
The plan "fell apart" when the SUV ran low on fuel in the Boston area and the Tsarnaevs ordered the driver to pull into a gas station, Kelly said. The driver escaped during the refueling, he said, and police subsequently caught up with them, and the shootout ensued.The brothers had five pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb, which was similar to the bombs used in the Boston blasts with them in the SUV, Kelly said.
New York officials know that Dzhokhar was in New York late last year, likely in November, Kelly added. There is no evidence that the city is currently a target of a terror attack stemming from the Boston bombings, Kelly added. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in fair condition at a Boston hospital, where he has communicated with authorities.
