Nessuno aveva preso sul serio la rivendicazione. Sembrava impossibile. Eppure, scrive oggi il New York Times, "it was very likely that a radical group once thought unable to attack the United States had played a role in the bombing attempt in Times Square, elevating concerns about whether other militant groups could deliver at least a glancing blow on American soil". Dopo due giorni di investigazioni a tappeto, "evidence was mounting that the group, the Pakistani Taliban, had helped inspire and train Mr. Shahzad in the months before he is alleged to have parked an explosives-filled sport utility vehicle in a busy Manhattan intersection on Saturday night".
