Two men arrested in connection with the failed Times Square car bomb are considered to have had a “direct connection” to the suspect, Faisal Shahzad, security sources said today.

A suspect has today been taken into custody in connection with the recent failed Times Square car bomb attack.

The Omagh bombers should not link their ‘‘vile deeds’’ to the actions of the leaders of the Easter 1916 uprising, Bertie Ahern said today.