Associated Press
NEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals.
Najibullah Zazi’s lawyer entered the plea Tuesday in a Brooklyn courtroom. Zazi was ordered held without bail during the brief hearing.
Officials say Zazi and his co-conspirators bought beauty products in Colorado containing hydrogen peroxide and acetone - key ingredients for homemade bombs.
Prosecutors believe Zazi received explosives training from al-Qaida in Pakistan and planned to target mass transit in the New York City area.
The 24-year-old airport van driver and former coffee cart vendor has denied wrongdoing.
Zazi’s next court date has been set for Dec. 3.