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Bomb-making training in the taliban strong hold of waziristan near pakistanis border with afghanistan. new details of a mote i have been for the attack, shahzad reportedly telling investigators that his car bomb was retaliation for predator drone attacks in pakistan. including one he witnessed while he was there. that killed three individuals that he knew. meantime, the pakistani government has reported will i detained and questioned at least eight people, some of them friends and relatives of shahzad, who was born in pakistan. today pakistan's interior minister confirmed he does not think sha...

Recently became a united states citizen but was born and raised in pakistan and admitted to receiving terrorist training there. a report in today's "new york post" suggest he became radicalized during recent visits to his native land specifically following president obama's increased use of predator drone attacks. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is joining me on the phone from islamabad, pakistan. good afternoon, richard. >> reporter: how are you? >> well, thank you. i am curious about the information you have gathered there. is commissioner kelly right to suggest that shahz...

Even so though, there have been occasions in the 7b7bypast, ma who wasn't particularly effective here. the other thing to note, senior intelligence officials will tell you they feel they have been able to downgrade al-qaeda's ability to launch major operations, so maybe this is the kind of plot they're left with. >> well, let's break that down a with me here is roger cressey, an nbc news terror analyst. in talking to these officials, first of all, you've got never done anything overseas. they operated against the cia in afghanistan. they've never tried anything against the united states. but ...

It is getting coverage across the arab world. so far, no public calls of sympathy, just condemnation for bin laden and hope that this will be the end. condemnation coming from pakistan, afghanistan, even yemen, which is bin laden's ancestral homeland, a yemen official saying they hope there will be more attacks against bin laden's leaders. >> and the response and back linebacker is violent. what are you hearing in your circles about this? >> jihadi groups on websites in particular are already suggesting they will carry out some sort of retribution. in the short term, it is very likely, you wil...

Friends and allies. the death of balancin laden mare most significant achievement to date of our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. his death does not mark the end of our effort. no doubt, al qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. we must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad. >> let me ask you about the president. we've seen publicly the capture and killing of osama bin laden had been diem fa sized. you can go back through transcripts and would not hear the name of bin laden come across the lips of the president. as you hear about the details last night, this was a priori...