Suspect in NY bomb attack said to have been inspired by Islamic State's call for attacks
NEW YORK - The suspect in a bomb attack in New York City's transit system Monday told investigators he had been inspired by Islamic State's recent call for attacks in Western cities around the Christmas holidays, a federal law enforcement official said.
The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, was injured and in custody after detonating a makeshift pipe bomb near Times Square, injuring four people and snarling Manhattan transit.
Ullah appears to have planned the attack on his own, and
