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Feds: Zazi Loaded Up on Bomb Makings in Beauty Stores

Terror suspect had bomb-making instructions on his laptop, court papers say

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(Newser) – Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi planned to make home-made bombs using ingredients he bought at stores selling beauty supplies, according to a federal indictment released yesterday. Zazi, charged with conspiracy to create weapons of mass destruction, allegedly stockpiled bottles of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover from Denver-area stores, reports the New York Daily News. "I have a lot of girlfriends," he told one clerk who asked why he was buying so many bottles of hair-care products.

Investigators, who view the case as one of the most serious in years, say Zazi checked into a motel suite with a stove after one shopping trip and apparently experimented with the ingredients. He arrived in New York on September 11 with 9 pages of bomb-making instructions stored on his laptop, including directions for making the same bombs used in the 2005 London Underground bombings, according to court papers.

Judge Craig Shaffer presides over a hearing in federal court in Denver yesterday for Najibullah Zazi, left, and his father, Mohammad Zazi.
Judge Craig Shaffer presides over a hearing in federal court in Denver yesterday for Najibullah Zazi, left, and his father, Mohammad Zazi.   (AP Photo/Jeff Kandby)
Najibullah Zazi leaves his apartment in Aurora, Colo., for a meeting with his attorney last week.
Najibullah Zazi leaves his apartment in Aurora, Colo., for a meeting with his attorney last week.   (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Some of the items allegedly purchased at a beauty supply store by New York City terror suspect Najibullah Zazi are shown outside the outlet in Aurora, Colo.
Some of the items allegedly purchased at a beauty supply store by New York City terror suspect Najibullah Zazi are shown outside the outlet in Aurora, Colo.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
This store is of one of the beauty supply shops where investigators say New York City terror suspect Najibullah Zazi bought large quantities of chemicals.
This store is of one of the beauty supply shops where investigators say New York City terror suspect Najibullah Zazi bought large quantities of chemicals.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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riffran
Sep 25, 09 4:03 AM CDT
Let him make the bombs..then let him blow them up in a nice vest fit just for him ..in the desert all alone...put him under the jail Reply
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Adapt-Overcome
Sep 25, 09 6:21 AM CDT
So will he hang? A charge of treason against the country is punishable by death. Terrorism-Treason, they are both against our country. The birthers should take up this cause instead, atleast they'd be right. Reply
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WallyEFunk
Sep 26, 09 10:07 AM CDT
On some things there should be capital punishment. Reply
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radnip
Sep 28, 09 12:36 AM CDT
Who'd we torture to get this info? Reply
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