Pakistani Taliban linked to Ottawa bomb plot

The same group that claimed responsibility for the botched Times Square bombing is believed linked to the alleged terrorists arrested in Ontario.

The Daily Times of Pakistan is reporting that there is “an intense investigation” into the involvement of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a plot to bomb targets in Ottawa. Last week Canadian authorities arrested three men, one of them of Pakistani descent, in connection with the alleged plot. The Daily Times report is based on the statements of an unnamed western diplomat. A spokesman for the TTP refused to confirm its involvement, but told the paper “We support anyone who would fight the infidels.” Yesterday the U.S. Justice Department charged TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud in connection with the deaths of seven Americans at a CIA base in December.