New York Subway blast accused
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Ullah appeared before the court of US Magistrate Judge Katherine H Parker, through video. He is a Bangladeshi immigrant, who is accused of setting off a pipe bomb in the New York Subway system made his first court appearance on Thursday via video. He was in the hospital room where he is seen recovering from burns sustained in the blast.
Akayed Ullah, who is a 27-year-old Bangladeshi migrant is on a family visa since six years. He was presented with the charges laid by the federal prosecutors on Tuesday.
He was charged with supporting a terrorist organization, for using a weapon of mass destruction, destroying property by means of fire or explosives, and using the destructive device during an of violent crime.
If he is found guilty, he could land up to life imprisonment. Ullah remains in hospital due to serious burns from the pipe bomb that was strapped to his chest when it partially detonated on December 11, in a subway terminal near the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal.
He accepted that he carried out his alleged attack in the name of ISIS. He also told authorities that he did it for an Islamic state. Authorities also questioned his wife who lives in Bangladesh. His attorney did not even appeal for bail. The next hearing is scheduled for January 13.
