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By SHAYNA JACOBS | The Washington Post | Published: April 22, 2021 NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi immigrant who in 2017 set off a bomb in a busy subway artery beneath Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the attack authorities said was inspired by his devotion to the Islamic State terrorist group. Akayed Ullah, 31, wanted to kill as many Americans as possible, officials said, but would-be victims were spared because his explosive device malfunctioned. One person sustained a shrapnel wound to their leg, and two other victims were left with hearing ...

The Associated Press This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows the front of a piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation's money. The item, which is known as the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar," is owned by businessman and Texas Rangers co-chairman Bob Simpson and will go up for auction at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on Friday, April 23, 2021. (Emily Clements/Heritage Auctions via AP) A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling natio...

Tonight, the failed subway bomber has been sentenced to life in prison here in new york. akayed ullah strapping a homemade bomb to his chest just before christmas in 2017. the explosive detonating in that crowded passageway under times square. the bomb malfunctioning, leaving him seriously injured. prosecutors say he was inspired by isis. the judge calling it a truly barbaric and heinous crime. we're tracking severe storms in the south and record cold in the northeast. storms stretching from texas to the carolinas through saturday. damaging winds, large hail, possible tornadoes. and wind chi...

Akayed Ullah was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Richard J Sullivan. “A life sentence is appropriate,” Judge Sullivan said. “It was a truly barbaric and heinous crime.” Akayed Ullah (New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission via AP) Ullah, 31, apologised before hearing the sentence. “Your honour, what I did, it was wrong,” he said. “I can tell you from the bottom of my heart, I’m deeply sorry. … I do not support harming innocent people.” Prosecutors had sought the life term for Ullah, saying the “premeditated and vicious” attack was committed on behalf ...

NYC subway bomber sentenced to life in prison Times Square bombing suspect gets life in prison Akayed Ullah has been sentenced to life in prison for his failed suicide bombing attempt in a pedestrian tunnel beneath Times Square and the Port Authority bus terminal. The Bangladeshi immigrant set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in a pedestrian tunnel beneath Times Square and the Port Authority bus terminal in December 2017. Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence. Who is Akayed Ullah? The NYPD identified the suspect in the New York City subway bombing as Akayed Ullah. In papers filed in...