美国官员称，一名被控企图制造纽约市汽车炸弹爆炸而未遂的巴基斯坦裔美国公民正在和调查人员合作。与此同时，调查人员试图确定这次阴谋攻击的动机。
这名嫌疑人是现年30岁的费萨尔.沙阿扎德。他原定星期二在纽约的一家法院出庭受审，但审理被推迟到周三或周四，以便他能继续向调查人员交待。
有关官员说，费萨尔.沙阿扎德是一名归化的美国公民，他承认在此阴谋中的作用，并提供有价值的情报。他们还说，沙阿扎德已经放弃了宪法赋予的保持沉默的权利。
沙阿扎德是在执法人员把他和一辆周六停在纽约时报广场上汽车联系起来之后被逮捕的，那辆汽车里有自制的炸弹。警方跟踪他到机场，并在他准备登上星期一晚上从纽约飞往迪拜的飞机时将他带下飞机。
当局正在调查他可能与外国恐怖主义组织之间的任何联系。当局说，沙阿扎德已经承认在巴基斯坦西北部接受爆破训练。
U.S. officials say a Pakistani-American charged with an attempted car bombing in New York City is cooperating with investigators as they try to determine a motive for the planned attack.
The suspect, 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad, was to appear in a New York Court Tuesday, but his hearing was delayed to Wednesday or Thursday so that he can continue to talk to investigators.
Officials say Shahzad, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, has admitted his role in the plot, and has been providing valuable information. They also say he waived his constitutional right to remain silent.
Shahzad was arrested after law enforcement agents connected him to a car parked in New York City’s Times Square Saturday with a crude bomb inside. He was tracked down and removed from an airplane that was preparing to leave New York for Dubai late Monday.
Authorities are probing any link he may have had to overseas terrorist organizations. They say Shahzad has admitted to receiving explosives training in northwestern Pakistan.