May 10, 2010 1:26 PM

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No racial profiling in aftermath of Times Square plot: US

The US has ruled out conducting racial profiling as an anti-terror measure in the aftermath of the failed Times Square bombing incident. A Pakistani-origin suspect Faisal Shahzad has been arrested for the failed bomb plot. US Attorney General Eric Holder told the NBC news channel in Washington that profiling is not good law enforcement measure. The move comes in the wake of reports that some Pakistani Americans were posing as Indians following the Times Square incident to avert a backlash. Ruling out any profiling based on nationality, Holder said law enforcement agencies would do better to identify people who are suspicious. A few weeks ago, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley had said that Pakistani-Americans should emulate Indian Americans in building relationship between the two countries. Meanwhile, several Pakistani American groups have come forward to condemn the Times Square bomb plot and acknowledged that the incident brought a bad name to the community. In a statement Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee condemned the failed terror bid.

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