紐約炸彈攻擊嫌疑人被控從事恐怖主義行爲

A top counterterrorism official in Bangladesh said Wednesday the man accused of detonating a pipe bomb in a New York City subway tunnel does not appear to have any known links to militant groups.

Monirul Islam said investigators have interviewed the Akayed Ullah's wife and her parents as part of their probe.

The 27-year-old Ullah is due to make his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after U.S. federal prosecutors announced terrorism charges against him. The charges against him include bombing a public place and using a weapon of mass destruction, each of which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Ullah was also accused of providing material support to Islamic State, destruction of property by means of an explosive and using a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to a criminal complaint disclosed on Tuesday. These charges carry sentences of five to 30 years each.

Joon Kim, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the charges at a press conference in New York.

The attack took place in a tunnel that connects the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the Times Square subway stations. Surveillance footage shows the attacker walking among the rush-hour crowd, and then smoke filling the area as the device goes off. The man is then seen laying on the ground as people rush away from the scene.孟加拉國一位高級反恐官員星期三說，被指控在紐約地鐵隧道引爆一枚管狀炸彈的男子看來沒有與激進組織有任何關聯的前科。

孟加拉國官員伊斯拉姆說，調查人員在調查過程中與阿卡耶德·烏拉(Akayed Ullah)的妻子以及他妻子的父母做了談話。

27歲的烏拉星期三將第一次在法庭出庭。美國聯邦檢察官星期二宣佈對烏拉提出涉嫌恐怖犯罪的指控，罪名包括對公共場所進行炸彈攻擊以及使用大規模殺傷性武器。每項犯罪都可判終身監禁。

星期二的刑事起訴書還指控烏拉對伊斯蘭國組織提供實質支持、用炸彈毀壞財產、以及使用破壞性裝置擴大暴力。每項犯罪可判30年徒刑。

紐約南區代理聯邦檢察官金俊賢(Joon Kim)在紐約的一次新聞發佈會上宣佈了這些指控。

烏拉的炸彈攻擊發生在港務局巴士總站和時報廣場兩個地鐵站之間的隧道。監控錄像顯示攻擊者交通高峯期間走在人羣中，炸彈爆炸後出現煙霧，人們逃離現場，攻擊者躺在地上。