Zasi Zasi Was 5 Days from NYC Subway Attack

By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent 10:59PM GMT 14 Dec 2010

The suicide attack, planned to mark last year’s anniversary of the September 11 attacks was to be the biggest plot in the US since 2001.

Three men were allegedly planning to strap bombs to themselves and attack the underground with coordinated explosions planned to emulate those on London five years ago.

The plot was only foiled when one of the men emailed an al-Qaeda fixer in Pakistan to ask for advice on mixing chemicals, security sources on both sides of the Atlantic have told The Daily Telegraph.

Previous reports had suggested that the men were under surveillance by the FBI for some time before their planned attacks but sources now say the plot came close to success.

It is understood that the fixer – who used the names Sohaib, Ahmad and Zahid – is now in custody in Pakistan but despite repeated approaches from The Daily Telegraph, the authorities there have refused to say where he is held or whether he has been brought before a court.
The Daily Telegraph