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it also throws a light on some pretty good police work as well. as self-described jihadist, meticulously planned and then tried to carry out a terror attack almost to the explosive end, except for one thing. undercover cops were on to the guy the entire time, and this is who we are talking about. his name is quazi mohammed ahsan nafis. he livers in the u.s., but he is from bangladesh. he hatched a plan to set off what he thought was i ahuge bomb in the middle of manhattan s financial district. he didn t make it. he is in jail. a couple more pictures for you. this is his family in bangladesh today getting the news that their son is a suspected terrorists in the united states. we ve confirmed, by the way, that nafis, 21 years old, was, indeed, a registered student at southeast missouri state university. briefly, we also know this. he bought what he thought was a half ton of explosives, fertilizer bomb. it wasn t. it was a phony bomb supplied by the fbi. now, what he wanted to d
half ton of explosives, fertilizer bomb. it wasn t. it was a phony bomb supplied by the fbi. now, what he wanted to do was blow up one of the federal reserve banks in his words, according to prosecutors, to destroy america. you ll hear from the police commissioner in a minute and his message of vigilance to new yorkers, but let s get you live to new york now. talk to our maggie lake, who is staying on top of this investigation as the details come in. maggie, an unbelievable story in in ways. an angry extremist buys a fake bomb. very serious stuff. police taking it seriously, that s for sure. how did they even find out about this guy? it is an extraordinary story, michael, and they found out because he reached out, as you mentioned. he came on a student visa. he was supposed to be studying in missouri, but he was most recently living in jamaica, queens. authorities believe he came with the intent of planning this attack, and, indeed, reached out to people to recruit them to