Times Square arrests: Men were connected to suspect

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.

An official said the men are believed to have provided money to Shahzad, but investigators are not sure whether they were willing accomplices or simply moving funds as is common between Middle Eastern and Central Asian nationals who live in the US.

He said: “these people might be completely innocent and now know what they were providing money for, but it’s clear there’s a connection.”

Investigators say Shahzad has been co-operating since his arrest last week.