Alawaki follower....figures....lived most of his life in Manhatten...is a US Citizen...made friends nervous....talked about killing service men on their arrival home....
Followed instructions for bomb from Alawaki magazine...acquired materials from Home depot and other locations...so as not to raise suspicion...used elbow joints as main housing for the bombs
Plans to make three bombs...using nails to heighten the impact....
May 2009 since they had been following him....especially in the past weeks when he was actively working toward building a bomb.
Suspect also known as Muhammad Yusuf.