Did the Pakistani Taliban plot the Times Square bomb?

U.S. officials see evidence that Pakistani terrorists trained and financed Faisal Shahzad's alleged jihad. What's America's next move?

Eric Holder (center) says Faisal Shazad may have been associated with the Pakistani Taliban.
(Image credit: Getty)

On Sunday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder officially dropped the theory that alleged Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was a "lone wolf" — a theory Gen. David Petraeus had espoused just days before. Holder and other U.S. officials now say Shahzad was working with, and on behalf of, the Pakistani Taliban (also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP). (Watch an AP report about Shahzad's Pakistani ties.) Here's what we know about Shahzad's accomplices, and what Pakistan's involvement could mean for America's security:

What exactly did Holder say?

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