October 5, 2010 9:09 PM

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Pakistani-American terrorist Shahzad sentenced to life

Pakistani-American terrorist Faisal Shahzad has been sentenced to life. He had pleaded guilty 100 times to plotting the botched Times Square bombing this May. He had been sentenced to life on 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges.Son of a retired Pakistani Air Force Vice Marshal, Shahzad was given a mandatory life prison term at the sentencing in a Manhattan court by a federal judge. The home-made bomb he had packed into the back of a vehicle sputtered injuring no one in Times Square packed with tourists.Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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