British police say an explosion in a taxi outside a hospital that killed a man is being treated as a terrorist incident, but the motive remains unclear.
Alam "repeatedly expressed interest in purchasing firearms and explosives for a terrorist attack in the New York City area" during conversations with the undercover agent dating to last August, the court documents said.
Police are promising a bigger security detail than ever before in Times Square for this year's New Year's Eve celebration, which will cap off a year that saw a number of deadly attacks on innocent crowds, including a vehicle rampage at the very spot where revelers will ring in 2018.
The man who tried to carry out a terrorist attack on a New York City subway Monday morning is of Bangladeshi-decent and had been living in Brooklyn for the last several years, according to authorities.