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I don't buy this. If this guy wanted a ka-boom, he'd succeeded.

And this?

"Despite his name being added to the government's no-fly list on Monday, Mr Shahzad managed to buy a ticket on an Emirates flight to Dubai and made it through JFK's security checks late that evening."

"Mr Shahzad was arrested on Monday 3 May after boarding a flight to Islamabad, Pakistan."

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The speculation is that that authorities allowed him to buy a ticket so they could see if he attempted to contact anyone before leaving.

And being able to sneak past TSA doesn't exactly prove you're a criminal mastermind.

"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government issued a statement on Wednesday saying Mr Shahzad had been heading for Islamabad in Pakistan, and had been due to change planes in Dubai."

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