Bombing suspect entered U.S. with student visa

Originally published: October 17, 2012 8:18 PM
Updated: October 17, 2012 10:24 PM
By ELLEN YAN ellen.yan@newsday.com

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A student visa was the entree into this country in January for a man who studied cybersecurity and wanted to bomb the Federal Reserve in New York, authorities said.

Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, a Bangladeshi national, was an off-campus, full-time sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., said school spokeswoman Ann Hayes. He took 12 credits during the...

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