Zazi indicted for conspiracy to use WMD

Najibullah Zazi, the Denver man believed to be the central figure in a terror plot against the New York City transit system, has officially been indicted on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property in the United States.

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn returned a one-count indictment that between Aug. 1, 2008 and Sept. 21, 2009, Najibullah Zazi knowingly and intentionally conspired with others to use one or more weapons od mass destruction, specifically explosive bombs and other similar explosive devices, against persons or property within the United States.

The indictment also states that Zazi and others traveled in interstate and foreign commerce, used e-mail and the Internet, and that this offense and the results of the offense would have affected interstate and foreign commerce.

Zazi could face life in prison.

Afghan immigrant Najibullah Zazi was helped by associates who traveled to Colorado to buy bomb supplies with stolen credit cards, according to law enforcement.

"Associates of Najibullah Zazi visited Colorado from New York to help Zazi buy the chemicals, said a senior law enforcement official involved in the investigation. "They used stolen credit cards to make the purchases and then returned to New York."

Court documents show that Zazi and others bought large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone from beauty supply stores in July and August.

Najibullah Zazi, a Denver International Airport shuttle bus driver, received training from al Qaeda in Pakistan, according to documents.

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"Zazi received detail bomb making instructions in Pakistan, purchased components of improvised explosive devices, and traveled to New York City on Sept. 10, 2009 in furtherance of his criminal plans." MORE

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