Suspect in New York subway bombing ’influenced by jailed preacher’

The man accused of carrying out a bomb attack in New York City’s subway system was influenced by the sermons and writings of a radical Muslim preacher, Bangladeshi officials said today.

The man accused of carrying out a bomb attack in New York City’s subway system was influenced by the sermons and writings of a radical Muslim preacher, Bangladeshi officials said today.

The revelation came hours before the man was expected to have his first court appearance in the US.